tomaz45
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Will be staying in the people's republic of California for about a week. Can't carry firearm. What are state laws on folding knives, i.e. length of blade, single or double sided, assist opening, etc.??
That depends on how you define assisted opening, here is the actual law:CA has no restrictions on folder blade length nor do they care about assisted opening mechanisms. Like most states they don't allow carry of daggers (double edge).
For the purposes of this section, "switchblade knife" means a knife having the appearance of a pocketknife and includes a spring-blade knife, snap-blade knife, gravity knife or any other similar type knife, the blade or blades of which are two or more inches in length and which can be released automatically by a flick of a button, pressure on the handle, flip of the wrist or other mechanical device, or is released by the weight of the blade or by any type of mechanism whatsoever. "Switchblade knife" does not include a knife that opens with one hand utilizing thumb pressure applied solely to the blade of the knife or a thumb stud attached to the blade, provided that the knife has a detent or other mechanism that provides resistance that must be overcome in opening the blade, or that biases the blade back toward its closed position.
PENAL CODE
SECTION 12020-12040
12020. (a) Any person in this state who does any of the following
is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year
or in the state prison:
(4) Carries concealed upon his or her person any dirk or dagger.
Let's clarify. You are advocating breaking the law because it is unlikely that you will get caught, right?ejack said:Other solution is dirty carry.
What is that supposed to mean?Concealed carry of a firearm by itself is only a misdemeanor as it was never intended to be enforced on non whites.
Might wanna look the law up. Carrying a dagger concealed on your person is not permitted by the state of California.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=pen&group=12001-13000&file=12020-12040
Let's clarify. You are advocating breaking the law because it is unlikely that you will get caught, right?
What is that supposed to mean?
BTW, it's not true that your chances of being caught are roughly zero. I've been searched by the police before when I was doing nothing wrong, nothing suspicious, just wrong place, wrong time kind of thing. I don't fancy getting in trouble for an illegal weapon that often, and you shouldn't recommend it.
So, a law which punishes the criminals, the gang bangers, who carry their guns to commit crimes, much more harshly than those who carry a gun to protect themselves is racist? Is it racist to make a law that "discriminates" against criminals?
If a law meant to go after criminals and gang bangers ends up being more applicable to one group than another, then the problem is with the group, not with the law.
I think it's sad that in this state, the most diverse state in the union, we still have people whining about how a law that applies equally to everyone is somehow "discriminatory".