The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by
Rlink2 (
talk) 00:00, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
... that in the United States, flamethrowers are legal in 48 states and the
District of Columbia, require a permit in
California, and are only banned in
Maryland? Source:
[1] "Are flamethrowers legal? A spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it doesn't regulate them because they are not guns. That means buyers don't need to go through background checks from the FBI. Still, flamethrowers could run afoul of state or local laws. They are banned outright in Maryland. California considers them "destructive devices," which are illegal, but the state does issue permits for use on movie sets."
ALT1: ... that while the
United States Armed Forces are forbidden from using
flamethrowers by an international treaty, there are no restrictions on civilian use in 48 states and the
District of Columbia? Source:
[2] "At the state level, California requires a permit while Maryland outright bans them—Ars is not aware of any other state-level regulation. The Inhumane Weapons Convention, which the United States signed in 1981, forbids "incendiary weapons," including flamethrowers. However, this document is only an agreement between nation-states and their militaries, and it did not foresee individual possession."
QPQ: - Not done Overall: Article, hook, etc. all look good, just waiting on QPQ. I think ALT1 is more interesting. — {{u|
Bsoyka}}talk 02:42, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by
Rlink2 (
talk) 00:00, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
... that in the United States, flamethrowers are legal in 48 states and the
District of Columbia, require a permit in
California, and are only banned in
Maryland? Source:
[1] "Are flamethrowers legal? A spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it doesn't regulate them because they are not guns. That means buyers don't need to go through background checks from the FBI. Still, flamethrowers could run afoul of state or local laws. They are banned outright in Maryland. California considers them "destructive devices," which are illegal, but the state does issue permits for use on movie sets."
ALT1: ... that while the
United States Armed Forces are forbidden from using
flamethrowers by an international treaty, there are no restrictions on civilian use in 48 states and the
District of Columbia? Source:
[2] "At the state level, California requires a permit while Maryland outright bans them—Ars is not aware of any other state-level regulation. The Inhumane Weapons Convention, which the United States signed in 1981, forbids "incendiary weapons," including flamethrowers. However, this document is only an agreement between nation-states and their militaries, and it did not foresee individual possession."
QPQ: - Not done Overall: Article, hook, etc. all look good, just waiting on QPQ. I think ALT1 is more interesting. — {{u|
Bsoyka}}talk 02:42, 10 March 2022 (UTC)