Per the penal code there is no length limit as long as it is carried openly. A knife carried in a sheath that is worn openly suspended from the waist of the wearer is considered open carry and is legal. Penal code section 20200. Carrying a concealed dirk or dagger is illegal pursuant to Penal Code Section 12020(a)(4).
All folding knives are legal. California Penal Code Section 17235. As long as they are in the folded position they can be carried in a concealed manner. There is no blade length restriction per the penal code.
I live in GA. I can whip out my knife at McDonalds to cut my daughters hamburger and nobody bats an eye. I take out knife to cut stuff in front of people all the time.
I think the thing that I would have most problems with in California is the ignorant reactions from people. If you are seriously scared about seeing a knife , then you should seriously SHUT UP about it if you are afraid of me. Get it?
How do you know you'd get that reaction in CA more than anywhere else? From personal experience in multiple CA locations? You can get negative reactions from people seeing your knife out in public in virtually ANY state, especially depending on how it's being brought out and used. If you whip a knife open in public with a dramatic flourish, if noticed, I might expect some odd stares in many places, in or out of CA. Especially with all that's been happening these days. Do that in front of the wrong person or people and someone might make a phone call without you even being aware of it.I live in GA. I can whip out my knife at McDonalds to cut my daughters hamburger and nobody bats an eye. I take out knife to cut stuff in front of people all the time.
I think the thing that I would have most problems with in California is the ignorant reactions from people. If you are seriously scared about seeing a knife , then you should seriously SHUT UP about it if you are afraid of me. Get it?
How do you know you'd get that reaction in CA more than anywhere else? From personal experience in multiple CA locations? You can get negative reactions from people seeing your knife out in public in virtually ANY state, especially depending on how it's being brought out and used. If you whip a knife open in public with a dramatic flourish, if noticed, I might expect some odd stares in many places, in or out of CA. Especially with all that's been happening these days. Do that in front of the wrong person or people and someone might make a phone call without you even being aware of it.
Having a chip on one's shoulder about one's knife rarely leads to a greater acceptance of it by others.
Jim