We shoot trains, we don't shoot trains! Just because we live in the US does not mean we all carry and/or own guns.
During almost 35 years of railfanning, There never was a time where a gun would have come in handy. From the time I was 12 years old, I was travelling to neiborhoods considered dangerous in Chicago via public transport. I have wandered through other places considered dangerous like South America, Russia, Africa, Newark and..... (this list continues) No one has ever assaulted me in any way. I am not saying that it doesn't happen, but things are not as dangerous out there as the media would have us belive. Of course, in the West, most people carrying firearms do so to shoot wildlife. This is another hobby (one that I won't participate) and I can not comment on that. As for protection from wildlife, it is unlikely that a gun would be nesessary. I have had a few close calls like this, but the animal has always run away. Second: Having a gun invites trouble, you do not want to be caught tresspassing with one. This will cause lots of problems with officers of the law. Sorry, I am a pacifist and this subject struck a nerve. Regards, Steve (I dont carry guns or saws) Brown At 11:55 AM 2/16/98 -0800, you wrote: > >Dear All; > >Canadians are not allowed to own or transport handguns except >in very special circumstances. > >In all the dialogue regarding essentials in the US for railroad >photography, no one has mentioned handguns. > >Is it that rail photographers don't carry them, or that it is >such an accepted practice that those contributing to the list >assumed all persons venturing out in the country are "packing"?. > >Railfanning with US friends in Montana and Arizona, I noted that >firearms were standard equipment in their vehicles. > >Phil Mason > >Revelstoke B.C. > > >-> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects >-> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs >-> Message © SPORRS® 1998 - All Rights Reserved > Steve Brown http://s.brown.home.mindspring.com -> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs -> Message © SPORRS® 1998 - All Rights Reserved
