Going to Los Angeles - what to bring (only 1)

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Hi,
I am in the wireless telecom field and I might be moving temporarily for 1 month to LA pretty soon. If given a choice to bring only 1 knife or multi function tool (LM Juice S2, Wenger Soldier, LM Fuse or BM Mini-Grip)..what it would be (taking into account the knife laws in the area). Pls limit the answer from the choices only. Thanks
 
I mostlycarrymy mini-grip during the week. Laws = folders ok in pocket, clipped, whatever. Fixed blades must not be concealed. Autos I'm not that sure about, but I believe under 2" only. Hope it helps, Mike

Is this because of the AT&T/Bell South "merger"?
 
any of those are fine, id take whichever is your favorite. :D

just no autos or balis over 2" and no fixed blades, open or conceiled.
 
MVF said:
I mostlycarrymy mini-grip during the week. Laws = folders ok in pocket, clipped, whatever. Fixed blades must not be concealed. Autos I'm not that sure about, but I believe under 2" only. Hope it helps, Mike

Is this because of the AT&T/Bell South "merger"?
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you are pretty much right on mvf.

additionally, no locking blades on school campuses, even colleges and universities.

a multi tool is always a safe choice.
 
MVF said:
... Fixed blades must not be concealed....
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actually there is no open carry in los angeles county fixed or folder if the blade is larger than 3 inches.

13.62.020 Carrying knives and daggers in plain view prohibited.

It is unlawful for any person to carry on his person, in plain view, any knife or dagger. (Ord. 11915 § 2, 1979.)
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indeed, the fixed blade carry is per the california penal code. the municipal laws and county laws are stricter.
 
MORIMOTOM said:
indeed, the fixed blade carry is per the california penal code. the municipal laws and county laws are stricter.
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which is completely lame. CA law says fixed blades must not be conceiled then LA county goes and makes it illegal to carry openly, effectively banning them. :thumbdn:
 
MrSuicide said:
only if the blade is larger than 2.5"

locking blades smaller than that are fine.
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not quite, excerpt from ca pc 626.10:

"any person.... who brings or possesses any dirk, dagger, ice pick, knife having a blade longer than 2 1/2 inches, folding knife with a blade that locks into place, ...."

2.5 inch knife and locking blade knife are given separate descriptions, hence are references to different knives in this case.
 
MrSuicide said:
which is completely lame. CA law says fixed blades must not be conceiled then LA county goes and makes it illegal to carry openly, effectively banning them. :thumbdn:
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agreed, i imagine the county code came well after the penal code section. la county and city codes are often a bit goofy, and so numerous no one could possibly know even 25% of them.
 
MORIMOTOM said:
la county and city codes are often a bit goofy, and so numerous no one could possibly know even 25% of them.
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That's kinda scary coming from a LEO who works in the area!

When I'm out in public in the city of L.A. I'd rather not even show the pocket clip of a folder.
 
speed647 said:
That's kinda scary coming from a LEO who works in the area!

When I'm out in public in the city of L.A. I'd rather not even show the pocket clip of a folder.
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yeah. if you have ever seen the entire la municipal code, its like 12 volumes, you would understand.

i know the local traffic, weapon, parking, etc. there are codes for everything imaginable.

and not having any part of your knife show is a good rule of thumb. not that you would be doing anything wrong, but many people think if you have a knife, you must be a criminal. out a sight, out a mind.
 
and not unlike the vehicle code or penal code. the ones you can buy or get at the dmv are only abridged, and each about a thousand pages.

certainly impossible to know every code, section, law.
 
MORIMOTOM said:
not quite, excerpt from ca pc 626.10:

"any person.... who brings or possesses any dirk, dagger, ice pick, knife having a blade longer than 2 1/2 inches, folding knife with a blade that locks into place, ...."

2.5 inch knife and locking blade knife are given separate descriptions, hence are references to different knives in this case.
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Thanks for the clarification. darn comma. :mad:
 
your best bet maybe to just leave all the good stuff at home, because you will be flying? i assume.

tsa might see that nice knife in your luggage and decided it may be vaporware..................and disappear.

simply go to the local mega mart and pick up a nice storm 2 or something else that you can get there or a native and then use it for the month, when you fly home if it dont make it, oh well you didnt spend too much on it anyway...............

thats basically what i did when i went to the bay area this summer for two weeks, i went to walmart and got a kershaw vapor for a beater knife and it cost me 17 bucks.
 
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