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California lawmaker introduces bill to ban sale of Musk's flamethrower

<p>Elon Musk's Boring Company is selling something that's not very boring: <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/957414748881997825" target="_blank">a flamethrower</a>.</p><p>Musk promised the flamethrowers <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're talking about — the man who promised to <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> on a SpaceX rocket.</p><p>Musk says the flamethrower is ideal for a zombie apocalypse. He also promises <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/957494364028071936" target="_blank">he is </a><i><a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/957494364028071936" target="_blank">not</a></i> 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'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>
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Elon Musk's Boring Company is selling flamethrowers for $500. 

So far, he's sold 10,000 and only plans on selling 20,000. But not everyone wants to "liven up the party" like the company claims.

California State Assembly lawmaker Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) is introducing legislation to block the sale of the product. He says Elon Musk is deviating from his project to construct a tunnel for his Hyperloop project in Los Angeles.

Santiago calls it "a slap in the face."