Lawmaker introduces bill to ban sale of Musk's flamethrower

<p>Elon Musk&#39;s Boring Company is selling something that&#39;s not very boring:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/957414748881997825" target="_blank">a flamethrower</a>.</p><p>Musk promised the flamethrowers&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/940056523304181762" target="_blank">back in December</a>, but there was a catch: His company needed to sell 50,000 hats first.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="https://www.newsy.com/stories/elon-musk-claims-ticket-to-mars-could-be-affordable/">Elon Musk Thinks He Has A Way To Make Colonizing Mars Cheaper</a></b></p><p>If this all sounds a little out there, just remember this is Elon Musk we&#39;re talking about &mdash; the man who promised to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/22/16811944/elon-musk-spacex-tesla-roadster-mars-falcon-heavy" target="_blank">send his car to Mars</a>&nbsp;on a SpaceX rocket.</p><p>Musk says the flamethrower is ideal for a zombie apocalypse. He also promises&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/957494364028071936" target="_blank">he is&nbsp;</a><i><a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/957494364028071936" target="_blank">not</a></i>&nbsp;creating a zombie apocalypse to drive up demand for the weapon.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/ikea-founder-dies-at-91/">IKEA&#039;s Founder Has Died At 91</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/walmart-cuts-hundreds-of-corporate-jobs/">Walmart Just Cut Hundreds Of Jobs At Its HQ</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/fedex-pledges-3-2b-in-investments-after-tax-overhaul/">Another Company Is Giving Employees More Cash After The Tax Cuts</a></li></ul>