It’s looking like the state of California won’t be standing in the way of Elon Musk’s flamethrower anytime soon. A bill introduced earlier this year by California Assemblyman Miguel Santiago is being held in the Assembly’s Appropriations Committee.

Santiago, who represents Los Angeles, introduced a bill called “AB-1949 Explosives: flamethrowing devices” earlier this year redefining the state’s permitting requirements — a person presently wishing to use a device that shoots flames more than 10 feet already has to get a permit — by introducing “Tier II” classification for devices that shoot flames anywhere from two to ten feet, and would “prohibit a person from distributing, selling, or offering for sale a Tier II flamethrowing device in…

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