I am 16 years old and I live in California, and I am wondering if there is a law preventing minors under "X" age from carrying a knife (public places; I'm not going to be stupid and bring it into a school or something). It sounds like there should be a law against a 16 year old carrying a 3 inch perfectly legal knife (aka, not a spring loaded weapon, sheathed weapon), but I am wondering if a law such as that exists, because if there isn't, I would love to have a knife on my person as a tool, since I find having a knife extremely useful...but then again, I don't want to walk around the mall with a knife in my pocket if it's illegal.
So, my question would be is there a law preventing minors (or people under "X" age) from carrying reasonable knives on their person outside of a place where they are not allowed, such as a school, courtroom, etc.? What are the restrictions of that law? If there isn't a law, are there restrictions on the knife, like blade length, how concealed it is, etc.?
Thanks for any input.
So, my question would be is there a law preventing minors (or people under "X" age) from carrying reasonable knives on their person outside of a place where they are not allowed, such as a school, courtroom, etc.? What are the restrictions of that law? If there isn't a law, are there restrictions on the knife, like blade length, how concealed it is, etc.?
Thanks for any input.