Flamethrowers were gruesome weapons of war and so controversial that the U.S. military stopped using them after Vietnam. But as crazy as it may sound, they are available for sale to the public.

President Joe Biden claimed Tuesday that Americans aren’t allowed to own a machine gun or a flamethrower. But that’s not true in most of the country.

Those early flamethrowers were bulky, requiring two-man teams to manage. The U.S. military would improve upon the design and function with the introduction of the M1 in 1942 followed by the more ...

Flamethrowers were gruesome weapons of war and so controversial that the U.S. military stopped using them after Vietnam. But as crazy as it may sound, they are available for sale to the public.

NEW YORK — Flamethrowers were gruesome weapons of war and so controversial that the U.S. military stopped using them after Vietnam. But as crazy as it may sound, they are available for sale to ...