jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoYou can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square188fedilinkarrow-up1566arrow-down113cross-posted to: futurology@futurology.todaynoncredibledefense@sh.itjust.workstech@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1553arrow-down1external-linkYou can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000arstechnica.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square188fedilinkcross-posted to: futurology@futurology.todaynoncredibledefense@sh.itjust.workstech@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareDr. Coomer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down5·8 months agoNo they’re not. The ATF does not consider flamethrower a firearm and there exists no country wide law about flamethrower, and by law, even a felon can own a fully working flamethrower.
minus-squaretallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 months agoRight. I’m saying that you wanted to use the term “firearm”, not “weapon”.
No they’re not. The ATF does not consider flamethrower a firearm and there exists no country wide law about flamethrower, and by law, even a felon can own a fully working flamethrower.
Right. I’m saying that you wanted to use the term “firearm”, not “weapon”.