@OP
I doubted it was until.
http://www.cracked.com/article_17016_7-items-you-wont-believe-are-actually-legal.html
#7.
Flamethrowers
Holy Shit, Really?
Yes. There are currently no federal laws governing or restricting the ownership of flame-throwing devices. Some states have laws restricting possession of flamethrowers, with violations only considered to be misdemeanors, but 40 states have absolutely no laws whatsoever concerning flamethrowers. Only in America would a device capable of launching rivers of fire at people be less regulated than marijuana.
Where Can I Get One?
You can sometimes find professionally made flamethrowers being sold by private buyers online, some for as little as $300. Also, if you're unsure on how to use your new device, but you want the source of your advice to be batshit insane, you could pick up Ragnar Benson's delightful read, Breath Of The Dragon: Homebuilt Flamethrowers, which we can only hope comes with a cellphone with the numbers 9 and 1 already dialed.
What Should I Do With it?
Actually using your flamethrower is somewhat more difficult than acquiring it. It seems that lawmen these days have rules about when and where you're allowed to shoot gallons of flaming fuel. We recommend making friends with someone who owns a few acres of land out in the country and then going hog wild. If you accidentally start a wildfire, don't fret: Flamethrowers are just as good at stopping fires as they are at starting them. Just burn everything around the fire to cinders, and it won't have anywhere to spread!
Holy Balls, Why is it Legal?
Cracked cannot overstate the importance of destroying the horrifying bee menace. As a potent combination of "deadly" and "too small to shoot," the Africanized Honey Bee is quite possibly mankind's most dangerous enemy. Enter the flamethrower: your first, last, and only line of defense against the black and yellow hordes. In 1968, Brazilian firefighters armed with flamethrowers defended a group of children from the onslaught of buzzing death. This is apparently not an uncommon happening in nations fighting off the advancing bee legions.
tl;dr? Consult local laws!!
@OP Nice try, bud. If we didn’t have flame throwers we would immediately descend into tyranny. Go back to your European Socialist Nanny State, you Commie.
@previous (C)
I
am an American. I just find this to be quite cool.
@332,763 (A)
Sure thing, bud. Once I peel back that American flag patch on your shoulder I’m sure we’ll find a copy of Mein Kampf. You can’t fool me.
cool i wonder why there is no wikipedia article on the legality of flamethrowers around the world
@previous (dw !jdTkvovFCQ)
Because you are to lazy to make one. Ball is now in your court.
@332,782 (B)
it doesnt show the button to create a page so meh