What is concealed carry in California?

[guitardemon]

So what exactly is concealed carry in California for a sheath knife? I know that I can not have the knife completely covered, but what exactly does this mean? If I am walking with a jacket on, and the jacket goes over the handle, is this concealed carry?

 

[Argyll]

Maybe. Could be. Probably. Do you really want to go through the hassle of being prosecuted to find out? Carry totally unconcealed, or carry a folder, that's my advice.

Best regards,

Argyll

 

[MORIMOTOM]

Maybe. Could be. Probably. Do you really want to go through the hassle of being proscuted to find out? Carry totally unconcealed, or carry a folder, thats my advice.

Best regards,

Argyll

good advice argyll. if your knife is inadvertantly concealed by a jacket, it is still concealed. your intention of open-carrying the knife might be irrelevant if you put on a coat that covers it up.

 

[Gene Martin]

Unless so,ething has changed recently in CA, a knife worn on a belt in a sheath is not concealed, even if covered by a shirt or coat. Tuck said sheath into a pocket and then cover it, it is concealed. If stopped and asked about weapons, say " I have no weapons, but I am carrying a knife." Explain that it is a tool. The word weapon will get you popped right now. If asked why you told him if it's not a weapon, explain that for your safety and his, he needed to know, even though it isn't carried as a weapon. That rather falls aoart at 0200 in a bar fight, so don't be foolish.

Gene
Retired CA LEO

 

[Argyll]

Unless so,ething has changed recently in CA, a knife worn on a belt in a sheath is not concealed, even if covered by a shirt or coat. Tuck said sheath into a pocket and then cover it, it is concealed. . . .

Greetings Gene,

I am pretty sure I've read a California court opinion, which at least suggests otherwise, but its too late at night for me to go searching for it now. Obviously the LEO one encounters has a lot of discretion as to whether to arrest someone for a concealed fixed blade charge.

Best regards,

Argyll

 

[Bopleo]

Unless so,ething has changed recently in CA, a knife worn on a belt in a sheath is not concealed, even if covered by a shirt or coat. Tuck said sheath into a pocket and then cover it, it is concealed. If stopped and asked about weapons, say " I have no weapons, but I am carrying a knife." Explain that it is a tool. The word weapon will get you popped right now. If asked why you told him if it's not a weapon, explain that for your safety and his, he needed to know, even though it isn't carried as a weapon. That rather falls aoart at 0200 in a bar fight, so don't be foolish.

Gene
Retired CA LEO

The blade has to be under 3 inches to qualify as a tool and not a weapon

 

[shecky]

The blade has to be under 3 inches to qualify as a tool and not a weapon

Is such a distinction made under CA law? Reference?

 

[Argyll]

The blade has to be under 3 inches to qualify as a tool and not a weapon

That is certainly not a matter of California state law as far as I know, but maybe true in some municipalities.

Best regards,

Argyll

 

[THEGRATENATE]

I want to know if clipped can be considered concealed. With part of the handle and all of a clip visible. Stuck in the pocket but without covering it up or slipping it inside the pocket.
Thanks

 

[Grampa]

If it's a folding knife, no problem - folding knives of any length can be carried concealed so long as they are folded, not opened and locked. If it's a fixed blade, then that is concealed.