,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dija  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjah,mr4 ,engel 7for himself and ,mrs4 
,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend chapter
 #dd of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 to treat flamethrowers the same  
as machineguns4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,flamethrowers8
 ,really8 ,act4  #b4 ,flamethrowers     
treated the same as machineguns for     
purposes of all ,federal criminal laws  
relating to firearms  7a7 ,definition of
 flamethrower ,section #iba7;a7 of title
 #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
7#cf7 ,the term flamethrower means any  
nonstationary or transportable device   
designed or intended to ignite and then 
emit or propel a burning stream of a    
combustible or flammable substance a    
distance of at least #f feet4  4  7b7   

,inclusion in definition of firearm     
,section #iba7;a77#c77;,a7 of such title
 is amended by inserting 1 including a  
flamethrower before the semicolon4  7c7 
,ban on possession or transfer ,section 
#ibb7o7 of such title is amended--  7#a7
 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting or     
flamethrower after machinegun2 and  7#b7
 in paragraph 7#b7--  7,a7 by striking  
or at the end of subparagraph 7,a72     
7,b7 by striking the period at the end  
of subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting 2 or2
 and  7,c7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7,c7 any otherwise lawful   
transfer or otherwise lawful possession 
of a flamethrower that was lawfully     
possessed before the date this          
subparagraph takes effect4  4  7d7 ,ban 
on unauthorized transport in interstate 
or foreign commerce ,section #ibb of    
such title is amended in each of        
subsections 7a77#d7 and 7b77#d7 by      
inserting flamethrower1 before          
machinegun4  7e7 ,enhanced penalties for
 using1 carrying1 or possessing during  

and in relation to a crime of violence  
or drug trafficking crime ,section      
#ibd7;c77#a7 of such title is amended in
 each of subparagraphs 7,b77ii7 and     
7,c77ii7 by inserting 1 a flamethrower1 
after machinegun4  7f7 ,penalties for   
conspiring ,to commit an offense subject
 to certain enhanced penalties ,section 
#ibd7o7 of such title is amended by     
inserting 1 flamethrower1 after         
machinegun4  7g7 ,exception from        
requirement ,to allow importation of an 
unserviceable firearm that is a curio or
 museum piece ,section #ibe7;d77#b7 of  
such title is amended by inserting a    
flamethrower or before a machinegun4    
7h7 ,exception from concealed firearms  
allowed ,to be carried by qualified law 
enforcement officers ,section           
#ibf;,b7e77#c7 of such title is amended 
by redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7 and 
7,c7 as subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d71    
respectively1 and inserting after       
subparagraph 7,a7 the following3  7,b7  
any flamethrower2  4  7i7 ,exception    

from concealed firearms allowed ,to be  
carried by qualified retired law        
enforcement officers ,section           
#ibf;,c7e77#a77;,c7 of such title is    
amended by redesignating clauses 7ii7   
and 7iii7 as clauses 7iii7 and 7iv71    
respectively1 and inserting after clause
 7i7 the following3  7ii7 any           
flamethrower2  4