jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoYou can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square186fedilinkarrow-up1558arrow-down113cross-posted to: futurology@futurology.todaynoncredibledefense@sh.itjust.workssingularity@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.worldgadgets@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1545arrow-down1external-linkYou can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000arstechnica.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square186fedilinkcross-posted to: futurology@futurology.todaynoncredibledefense@sh.itjust.workssingularity@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.worldgadgets@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 months ago flamethrower aren’t considered weapons by the government Considered firearms.
minus-squareDr. Coomer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down5·7 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-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 months agoRight. I’m saying that you wanted to use the term “firearm”, not “weapon”.
Considered firearms.
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”.