are flamethrowers firearms?
related: are flamethrowers cool? not the "glorified blowtorch" kind, the "solid stream of liquid accelerant on fire" kind.
i think they're cool on paper? i feel like the few 1-person flamethrowers that have existed maybe haven't seen that extensive use for a reason.
I prefer old school flamethrowers
Legally speaking they a considered Any Other Weapon(AOW) under the NFA and require a 200 dollar tax stamp
That's completely wrong, flamethrowers are not legally considered firearms at all (they don't propel a projectile through the use of an explosive) and don't require any sort of tax stamp or background check to own or build in the US
legally speaking the US is not the entire world.