Re: Spring Assisted Opening Knives in California
While some attorneys may provide a different answer (I don’t believe they will as I believe op has recieved a correct answer here), ignoring the knowledge a well seasoned California LEO (not just a field officer but one who has supervised entire departments) who will be the guy who decides whether he or his troops should cite or arrest a person is pretty foolish. Carl has shown himself to be very knowledgable in the law, especially the application of California law. If I had to choose the advice from a lawyer I’ve never had discussions with before and Carl, concerning the question at hand, I would take Carls word on the matter. He’s a pretty sharp cookie and he understands the actual application of the laws, actually better than many lawyers, because he had to to be able to apply the laws properly. A cop ignorantly arresting people wrongly can cost a municipality millions of dollars and cause the charges to be tossed. It doesn’t do much good for a police force to seek charges against people that will walk away from those charges. It’s a waste of time and a waste of resources.
While there are cops that have the old cop attitude of they’re right because they’re cops, Carl has supported his position many times with anything from presentation of code to case law, whether it be state level or SCOTUS decisions.
Maybe you have a problem with cops in general. Many are quite ignorant of the laws they are hired to enforce (realistically I’ve run across lawyers not really any better). Sometimes you need to step back and look st the person rather than their place in life and society. I know Carl has sought education well beyond what any police force requires their hirees to possess. Shooting down advice because of where it came from is a prejudice that will not serve you well.
As to those that claim to be attorneys on that site; I’m not familiar with it myself but are those claiming to be attorneys actually vetted by the administration such that the claim is proven? Anybody can claim to be anything on the internet.