California state law wth.

Find a lawyer. Don't stop until you find one who will take the time to research 626.10 and related codes.
 
Wow, that sounds like a stretch.

If they actually had a substantial number of K-12 KIDS on campus, they might make an argument that the public policy of protecting them is the same as for a school that is specifically K-12. However, if they are merely training K-12 TEACHERS on campus, I think it would be harder to argue the applicability of a law designed for K-12 schools. After all, if the Legislature had intended to include ALL schools under that law, it could have. But it didn't.

DancesWithKnives
 
To be "fair", they had 3-4 classrooms of little kids for training purposes. Yet this is a college campus; population of college students is over 10K. And "protecting them" (which I am in favor of of course) versus interpreting the law is different.
 
Questionnn.

I'll be going on a 10 mile bike trip from my home to Seal Beach.

I never see police in the sewer / bike trail I'm on, but it's just in case some officer bike patrol person stops me.

And is it okay for my to strap my knife onto the shoulder strap of my backpack? It is perfectly visible. And it would be considered open carry, right?

I'm also 17 and I'm not sure if it's legal to be carrying a 8 inch blade length knife.

Also, how would I go about entering a fast-food place? I don't want to alarm people with a knife strapped to my backpack. Could I hide it for the time being?
 
1. No statewide length limit, though a local ordinance might impose one.

2. No statewide age requirement. Though a local ordinance might impose one, it's never been mentioned so far as I can recall, and it seems unlikely that one would apply to a 17-year old.

3. Carrying a fixed blade knife visbiliy attached to the shoulder strap is open carry. Carrying inside the backpack is probably illegal.

4. If you're going to carry a knife, keep control of it at all times.
 
Good advice from Swedge.

If you're walking around Seal Beach (and into fast food places) with an exposed 8 inch fixed blade, you may draw law enforcement attention even if your carry is legal. If you want to avoid the potential need to explain the knife to LEOs, you might want to consider a decent folding knife for bike trips. Those you can legally carry concealed in your pocket or backpack under state law. You'd want to check local city and county laws to see if they contain any knife restrictions, as Swedge noted above.

DancesWithKnives
 
JDN said:
Just a update/twist on the law.

While carrying a folding knife (any knife) K-12 is prohibited,
I ran into a problem on a college campus the other day. They
said they have K-12 classes on campus (they train teachers)
and therefore the law applies on this (and most) college campus.
Not sure if this is true or not, BUT the cost of defense as pointed out
above is prohibitive.
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per the letter of the law, it seems 626.10(a) PC applies here, though i have never heard of using that section on a college campus.

relevant language is "any public or private school providing instruction in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12".
 
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