[jmcenanly]

It is harder and harder to tell Metro Detroit from the setting for a Mad Max movie

[Reaper19]

I don’t know, it couldn’t make Detroit worse. In fact I think flamethrower owners in the area should get grants for urban planning.

[WayneS]

When flamethrowers are outlawed...

[NorthMountain]

[ItsOurTimeNow]

>>”You know something like this will be used by bad people for bad things,”<<

So can bricks, so can gasoline, so can axe-handles, so can tar...and feathers...you nanny-state loving douchebag.

[Texan5]

We call those things “pearburners”-not “flamethrowers”-they are a common tool on ranches, but I can’t imagine they would be used for anything in a city that wasn’t dangerous to someone...

[cripplecreek]

Next thing you know the nazi will say we gotta give up our personal pest control nukes.



Michigan legislative action thread

[RckyRaCoCo]

Hey Mayor Fouts, what happened to that hot little number you were hanging out with?

[dainbramaged]

I was expecting something like a propane weed burner but this unit is an actual flamethrower. Pretty cool.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I remember an old Lassie show in which a farmer uses a flame thrower to control a locust infestation.

I understand Detroit is full of locusts that need to be controlled.

[ETL]

mayor seeks citywide ban on personal flamethrowers due to safety concerns

What's next? A ban on personal bazookas!??

[chaosagent]

The mayor can call these “pretty specious” and “silly,” but they’ve used them on farms for years just for that purpose.

I used one on my uncle’s farm back in the early 60’s.

[WayneS]

I should probably get one of those for weed and yellow jacket control.

My wife has been telling me for years that my “backpack sprayer filled with gasoline” method is dangerous...

[tanknetter]

$900-$1600 each.

I’m going to pass on one of these. Harbor Freight should be selling knockoffs in the $30-$40 range in a couple months.

[JimRed]

The mayor fears that they might be used as personal defense weapons.

[Marko413]

Well that’s not a headline I was expecting to see today!

[Carthego delenda est]

They work great for heating up branding irons.

[Salgak]

I like the idea of the "X15" personal flamethrower. Even sells a jelling agent for that true flamethrower experience. . . (evil grin)

[I want the USA back]

As always, they never see the real problem: individuals whose “value system” allows them to use a flamethrower against people, animals or property.
Their first reaction is to ban things. They should ban liberal policies that created the street savages with no value system.

[Red Badger]

"You know something like this will be used by bad people for bad things," Fouts said, adding that he thought it was "unthinkable" such a device would be sold to the general public.

Better outlaw cars, trucks, aircraft, knives, baseball bats, sticks and rocks, then...........................................

[dfwgator]

Hank Scorpio will not be pleased.