Explain why my camera is a weapon

Well, neither of those is public property, you know. You are not allowed to shoot in either without permission. And the rules have gotten tighter on subways since 9/11.

Once I shot on the steps of the Met without permission, and they told us to leave, but luckily there was an Italian film crew going inside to shoot an event and I told them I was B-unit for "those guys," and by the time they went and checked we had gotten our shots and left :)
 
Mark Harris said:
Well, neither of those is public property, you know. You are not allowed to shoot in either without permission. And the rules have gotten tighter on subways since 9/11.
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Quite the contrary. You are indeed allowed to shoot on MTA property, so long as you aren't using lights or tripods.

"Section 1050.9 C

Photography, filming or video recording in any facility or conveyance is permitted except that ancillary equipment such as lights, reflectors or tripods may not be used. Members of the press holding valid identification issued by the New York City Police Department are hereby authorized to use necessary ancillary equipment. All photographic activity must be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Part."

EDIT: What did cameras have to do with 9/11 anyway?
 
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Mark Harris said:
Once I shot on the steps of the Met without permission, and they told us to leave, but luckily there was an Italian film crew going inside to shoot an event and I told them I was B-unit for "those guys," and by the time they went and checked we had gotten our shots and left :)
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Nice.
Reminds me of when I was in college - I was helping a buddy with a short that took place in a grocery store.
There was a major 24hour one right by our apartment, so we went to go shoot at about 1am when it was least busy.

As we walked in, I asked my friend if he'd gotten permission to shoot. He told me not to worry about it, that it woudln't be a problem. He glanced up at where they keep all the managers pictures up on the wall as we went in - and made note of the head guys name (Douglas something or other).

It took all of 5 minutes for someone to come over and ask us what we were doing.
My friend calmly told the night manager that we were shooting a short film, and that he'd spoken with 'Douglas' last week about it. The night manager said he didn't know anything about that. My friend said "well, I know Douglas said he was going to let you know. I guess we can call him if you need to confirm it, I have his phone number. What time is it anyhow?"

The guy told us not to worry about it - and we kept shooting.
:)
 
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