knife laws are spoiling my fun

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proton

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the knife laws are spoiling my fun. you can have a fixed blade but it has to be open. but then you have all these asterisks where the info is so hard to find. like if you go to a park you cannot have a fixed blade whether it is open or concealed. if you go to campus even though you can have a fixed blade you will get a felony if you bring one. if you go on a trail you cannot have one.

too many asterisks! im probably full of felonies without me knowing!
 
Are you asking for clarification/information or simply griping?
 
proton said:
kind of ranting. im seeing all of this contradicting info on knife laws out there in my area.
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This forum is here to help clear things up. Where are you located? What knives are you carrying, how are you carrying them and where?

Rants get thrown in the trash bin. :)
 
im in San Diego, CA. I like to carry a fixed blade knife in canyons and trails... basically the outdoors. i also like to go running with a knife on me.
 
6 threads in one day, with one of them closed, and other ones pissing the BK folks off. Me thinks you need to read more and post less.
 
long time lurker here finally joined and finally asking the questions i wondered about
 
proton said:
the knife laws are spoiling my fun. you can have a fixed blade but it has to be open. but then you have all these asterisks where the info is so hard to find. like if you go to a park you cannot have a fixed blade whether it is open or concealed. if you go to campus even though you can have a fixed blade you will get a felony if you bring one. if you go on a trail you cannot have one.

too many asterisks! im probably full of felonies without me knowing!
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proton said:
kind of ranting. im seeing all of this contradicting info on knife laws out there in my area.
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proton said:
im in San Diego, CA. I like to carry a fixed blade knife in canyons and trails... basically the outdoors. i also like to go running with a knife on me.
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proton said:
long time lurker here finally joined and finally asking the questions i wondered about
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Sorry but I think I missed where the questions were in any of your rants...errr...posts in this thread you started.
 
ok you got me.

my question: don't you hate it when knife laws are confusing? like in my state i can carry a fixed blade but it has to be not concealed. but then i learn that i can't carry a fixed blade in parks, or where there are public meetings. and each city has different ordinances concerning the state law where its legal to carry a fixed blade. i found out in los angeles that you cannot carry a fixed blade even if it is concealed. i mean whats the point of having a state law when every city within the state can have ordinances which alter the state law.
 
proton said:
ok you got me.

my question: don't you hate it when knife laws are confusing? like in my state i can carry a fixed blade but it has to be not concealed. but then i learn that i can't carry a fixed blade in parks, or where there are public meetings. and each city has different ordinances concerning the state law where its legal to carry a fixed blade. i found out in los angeles that you cannot carry a fixed blade even if it is concealed. i mean whats the point of having a state law when every city within the state can have ordinances which alter the state law.
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We are starting to stray in to realm of politics which isn't allowed.
 
Yes the laws are blurry and vague and there always seems to be brown areas. But over all I believe our knife rites are making a come back. In N.C. Couple years ago I couldn't carry any auto off my property. I could own it but only carry when on my property. Now I can carry a auto in public so long as it's not concealed. At least that's how I understand it.

There is a gentle, and I believe his name is (critter). Helps our community out a lot for better knife rights.
 
proton said:
ok you got me.

my question: don't you hate it when knife laws are confusing? like in my state i can carry a fixed blade but it has to be not concealed. but then i learn that i can't carry a fixed blade in parks, or where there are public meetings. and each city has different ordinances concerning the state law where its legal to carry a fixed blade. i found out in los angeles that you cannot carry a fixed blade even if it is concealed. i mean whats the point of having a state law when every city within the state can have ordinances which alter the state law.
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They don't call it the land of fruit and nuts for nothing. I see your crazy cally law and raise you the Philly knife law. With my CCW I can carry my Glock but not a SAK in the city of brotherly love. Go figure.
 
craytab said:
They don't call it the land of fruit and nuts for nothing. I see your crazy cally law and raise you the Philly knife law. With my CCW I can carry my Glock but not a SAK in the city of brotherly love. Go figure.
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never heard the term fruit and nuts but i have heard land of milk and honey
 
proton said:
the knife laws are spoiling my fun. you can have a fixed blade but it has to be open. but then you have all these asterisks where the info is so hard to find. like if you go to a park you cannot have a fixed blade whether it is open or concealed. if you go to campus even though you can have a fixed blade you will get a felony if you bring one. if you go on a trail you cannot have one.

too many asterisks! im probably full of felonies without me knowing!
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There is nothing in the California penal code that says it is illegal to openly carry a fixed-blade in a public park or on any trails. Here is a link to California's official legislative website where all of it's knife laws can be found- http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes.xhtml

Neither San Diego county, nor the city of San Diego have any knife laws that are different from California state law.

Here is a link to the San Diego municipal codes- http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/officialdocs/index.shtml

And here is a link to the San Diego county codes- http://www.amlegal.com/sandiego_county_ca/

There is no law in San Diego county, or the city of San Diego that prohibits the open carry of fixed-blades in public parks or on any trails.

I know this because I have lived in San Diego for 45 years now. I have also thoroughly researched all local (San Diego) and CA state knife laws. If you don't believe me regarding what I said above, feel free to search the laws yourself using the links I have provided.

It is illegal in the state of California to carry a fixed-blade on a college campus with a blade 2.5" long or longer (CA penal code 626.10). However, there are exceptions to this law, like if you are carrying the knife for the purposes of food prep and consumption.

It is also legal to openly carry a fixed-blade in Los Angeles if the blade is under 3" long. However, it is legal to openly carry a fixed-blade of any size in Los Angeles as long as you have a legitimate reason for doing so. Like for example, work, camping, fishing, etc. I could post links to Los Angels county and city codes, but I assume you have Google, so you can find them for yourself.

I don't know where you are getting your legal information, but it's not entirely accurate.
 
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