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I want a reliable flame thrower too.

Oddly, flamethrowers are completely unregulated - so you can a bunch of them!

They are Nice!

I want a reliable flame thrower too.

Just buy one. Unless you live in California or Maryland, they are not controlled. Flamethrowers are used in agriculture, for sugarcane harvesting among other uses.

https://throwflame.com/

(An AR-15 is probably much more useful for home defense, though.)

no problem: Them thar bazzokers wuz legal until Govt infringed in 1946 and 1968.
viz.
“Thompson ..shot two japanese manning the weapon. One dead Japanese was a marine officer, pausing only long enoughto take the officer`s saber and pistol as souvenirs.
Incidentally these New York boys on Makin are champion souvenir collectors.
They do not search back over a battlefield when the fighting is over to pick up treasures.
They get them the first time through - under fire.”
NY Times Nov 28 1943

“Louis Maloney rec`d letter from Walter Bishop somewhere in South Pacific, WW2:... ‘I picked up a few souvenirs while I was over here. I have a Jap rifle and a bayonet...” Essex County Republican. 1944
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ELIZABETHTOWN
—Frank A. Stevens has received numerous souvenirs from his son, Durand, who is a Sergeant attached to the Signal Corps in the South-west Pacific. They consist of shell and woods and money; a flame thrower; a flag; a telephone, and many other items of interest.”
‘Essex County Republican’ Mar 3, 1944, p1

“Crown Point Soldier Sends Souvenirs Home-
Pfc. Roy S. Marsha , son of Mr. & Mrs. George Marsh, Crown Point, has sent a German pack, Italian bayonet, two Italian knives, with fascist insignia on the case, an Italian pistol, ...” Essex County Republican. 1945

Then this happened:

” Registration of guns is a nationwide program. Investigations made in recent months under the National Firearms Act have a bearing on the risk and problem of exceptionally dangerous war trophy weapons, brought or shipped to this country by veterans falling into unauthorized hands by theft or unrecorded transfer and being put to unlawful uses never intended or contemplated by the veteran. “

Nov 19 1946 Plattsburgh Press Republican ALBANY, NY *
Servicemen.
ex-servicemen and others who have certain types of unregistered war trophies as souvenirs may be in violation of the Gun Control Act of 1968. unless these weapons or devices are registered with the Internal Revenue Service by Dec 1. An Internal Revenue spokesman said that machine guns, sawed-off shotguns, sawed-off rifles, bazookas, rockets, mortars, bombs, mines, grenades and similar destructive devices that have been retained as souvenirs or war trophies must be registered or turned in by June deadline.
Representatives of the IRS Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division offer assistance registering or disposing of any such weapons or devices, he said.
Owners should not bring the weapon or device to the IRS but should call, write or visit the nearest Alcohol and Tobacco Tax or other IRS office for information and assistance
- The law provides that those who fail to register or dispose of the specified firearms or destructive devices which they possess, may be subject to imprisonment up to 10 years, fines up to $10,000. or both Civil penalties can also be imposed and property forfeitures take place

“Trophies to Be Made Legal in Program Under National Firearms Act
Machineguns and machine pistols, war trophies of foreign make, must be registered and deactivated to bring their possessons within the law.
For this purpose Treasury Department operatives will establish offices at police headquarters this morning and will maintain a 12-hour schedule for the next three days, from 9:00 a. m to 9:00 p. m.
Veterans possessing any firearm of foreign make can qualify themselves to keep their souvenirs lawfully by bringing them to police headquarters on any of the days today through Thursday.
After registrations, deactivation of the weapons makes them unserviceable but in no way mars the appearance of the guns as souvenirs. All guns are duly returned to their owners. Registration of guns is a nationwide program. Investigations made in recent months under the National Firearms Act have a bearing on the risk and problem of exceptionally dangerous war trophy weapons, brought or shipped to this country by veterans, falling into unauthorized hands by theft or unrecorded transfer and being put to unlawful uses never intended or contemplated by the veteran.
Already there have been committed a large number of major crimes in various sections of the country, where foreign automatic weapons, introduced as war trophies or souvenirs were used. The drive cf the Treasury Department is aimed at preventing these weapons and firearms from falling into the hands of gangsters, racketeers, bank robbers and other types of criminals.”[BALONEY!]
“The Alcohol Tax Unit, Bureau of Internal Revenue, is charged with the enforcement of the National Firearms Act,
which provides a penalty not to exceed $2,000 or imprisonment not to exceed five years, or both, in the event a person is convicted of violating any provisions of the Act. Veterans, register your foreign weapons today! Nov 19 1946 Plattsburgh Press Republican

I want a reliable flame thrower, too.

https://throwflame.com/flamethrowers/

“I want a reliable flame thrower too.”

Don’t repeat off this board - it will just cause liberals to worry. But, you can own a flame thrower. There are no federal restrictions against it. Some states probably prohibit them.

Tanks? Yes they are federally legal too but you have to register and pay a tax if the guns are live. Each round of ammunition for the main gun requires a tax too.

But yes, tanks and machine guns (a limited number) can be legally bought and sold in the U.S. if the paperwork is done properly.