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Daggers! Legal! What?

killgar said:
Daggers are not illegal in California. They are not illegal to own or OPENLY carry.

There is a lot of misinformation on the internet regarding the legal status of daggers in California. I know of at least one website which claims to offer explanations of knife laws for all fifty states which erroneously says that daggers are illegal.

The actual California penal code can be found here- http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes.xhtml

That link is to California's official state government website. Unlike some other websites that people just make up and give their own interpretation of the laws, and get them wrong.

To use that link to find California's knife/dagger laws, click on the "Text Search" box, then click the little box next to "Penal Code" (bottom of center column), you can then type any words you want in the search boxes. If you perform a search for "dagger", you will find all of California's laws regarding daggers.

Like I said, they are both legal to own, and legal to carry as long as they are carried OPENLY, just as all fixed-blades must be carried in California.
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Thanks Killgar, I knew about open carry of fixed blades, but I thought they could only have one side with a sharpened edge. When I head into San Bernardino county, I feel more comfortable with open carry of fixed blades--especially in the mountains (e.g. Big Bear). In LA county, there is a whole different vibe, as well as local laws, and generally even if I can carry a fixed blade on my belt I do not--too much of an attention getter. Typically I carry a modern as discreetly as possible (usually with a sub 4" blade like an Emerson Super 7) and a good sized traditional for whatever cutting needs present themselves.

Thanks for the clarification. :thumbup:
 
I still have my old Tekna Dive Knife around. Can't carry any of my daggers, though. Image is from another post I found on the forum, and is not my knife.

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CRKTs new knife the Sangrador is pretty good, I recently saw the Paragon Ashville Tommy Lee dagger that looks like a great one to carry.
 
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