If there is one in the state its more than likely underfunded and ridiculously understaffed. When I lived in Indiana there was a department that would go around to the carnival and amusement parks in the state and inspect them. The department had exactly 4 people and one of those four worked the office to answer…

It is troublesome, for sure. For example, they are not banning videos on how to pick locks, which is similar in the sense that it’s legal to know how and to practice, but it helps in crime.

I’m also in the UK, and also watch Forgotten Weapons. The channel’s focus on historical weaponry is certainly interesting and I’d argue distinct from the material described above – even though some of the weaponry he showcases is sometimes approaching contemporary IIRC.

But even then, there’s been a few videos where…

Or, and bear with me here, movies made for television should be eligible for Oscars. Aren’t they supposed to be for the best in movies? Saying it makes a difference if it’s released in theaters or broadcast on a network or streamed on a website is really, really arbitrary. If the Emmys had this attitude then nothing…

I mean, the Cinemark less than ten minutes from my house ran The Shape of Water for a day and only after it had won Best Picture. A DAY. Call Me By Your Name and Lady Bird were only out at AMC for about two weeks each. So I’m looking at this as a matter of accessibility more than anything - if Netflix can produce…

Shorts and docs have their own categories, though, and compete in Festivals while also having some form of proper theatrical release. 500 theaters is a pretty high bar that’d nix a good chunk of formally-distributed indie movies (although they do have the Spirit awards for that- bless IFC for that magical ceremony)…

“I dunno where I’m heading with this” - okay, I’ll sum it up for you. If you want to continue watching gun videos, you may have to pitch in for the server costs on a private/subscription site, instead of being handed it on a silver platter by Google. This may or may not annoy you. Sun goes up, sun goes down, another…

Much like the serrated knives are for bread and the cleavers are for meat, assault rifles are good against large unarmed groups while sniper rifles are good against police.

It does tend to skew the YouTube recommendations, mind.

I feel you. I’m that rarest of birds: an American liberal who is a pro-gun control gun owner and firearms history buff, and I sometimes watch gun vids on YouTube (including both channels you mention). It’s a an interesting topic and plenty of the videos are just plain informative or entertaining. I’ve encountered…

There is fascination that turns into a fetish, and then into an obsession and pretty soon you’re stroking your Glock every day before work, then at work, then multiple times at work, and then every hour. It’s just not a healthy mindset to be thinking about gun-fucking all the time. Occasionally, though? Have at it.

I know calling gun nuts “Rambos” is meant to mock their dipshit alpha-male pretensions of grandeur, but just an FYI that Rambo himself, Sylvester Stallone, is vehemently anti-gun:

What about...these guns?

God, the headlines about this terrorist are driving me nuts. This one in particular:

Oooh, they should make dorito flavored chips.

It doesn’t exist in a bubble. If this one user doesn’t watch, it still exists and affects the world.

I read about this in the morning and I was simultaneously struck by the tragedy and the absurdity of it.

I don’t think the bathtub scene is what people are referring to when they talk about romanticizing suicide. I think it’s just the whole premise of the 13 episodes leading up to that where some emotionally distraught teenager might see the charismatic girl who killed herself and the reactions of the people the tapes…

As someone who thought about suicide and ended up in the hospital because I attempted to kill myself, I’m going to say something that might be extremely controversial. In the hours of crying leading up to my attempt, preceded by weeks and weeks of constant depression, I never once thought, “I’m going to record 13…