CA Double Edge laws

cpk, you are correct. Carrying a double edged folding knife is legal as long as you carry it in the closed position. The statute specifies that a "non-locking folding knife" or a "folding knife" do not qualify as a dirk or dagger. According to the CA Penal Code, a dirk or dagger is any instrument capable of ready use as a stabbing weapon, so if you carried your double edged folding knife, concealed, in the open position, it would be illegal. Contrary to popular belief, the number of edges a knife has is never mentioned in the CA Penal Code and to my knowledge, no current case law addressed the legality of a double edged knife.
 
Check your city website if you have one. Otherwise a local library might have your towns municiple code.
 
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