President Joe Biden on Tuesday falsely claimed it's illegal to own a flamethrower while delivering remarks on jobs and the economy, which veered into weapons following Monday's deadly school shooting in Nashville.
"We need to act. These are weapons of war," Biden said in Durham, North Carolina. "I'm a Second Amendment guy – I have two shotguns. … You know, but our states – everybody thinks somehow the Second Amendment is absolute."
"You're not allowed to go out and own an automatic weapon," he continued. "You're not allowed to own a machine gun. You're not allowed to own a flamethrower. You're not allowed to own so many other things."
"Why in God's name do we allow these weapons of war in our streets and at our schools?" he added.
WATCH: BIDEN FALSELY STATES FLAMETHROWERS ARE ILLEGAL
Flamethrowers, however, are widely legal in the United States and are not considered a firearm by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Flamethrowers are only illegal in Maryland and require a permit in California. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Biden's administration also said that staying away from partisan politics after the Covenant School shooting is impossible. Audrey Hale, a transgender former student at the private Presbyterian school, killed three children and three adults in the attack.
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