Q. Is it legal to carry a wooden sword in public in California? Also in schools? Sincerely Yours, Daniel A. The basic answer to your first question is “it depends.” Simply carrying around an unconcealed wooden sword is legal in California. In fact, there’s no law prohibiting carrying around a metal sword, either. A number of laws restrict or prohibit carrying concealed weapons, such as cane swords, switchblades, pen knives, and even lipstick case knives, but openly carrying a sword or stick is not expressly prohibited. It is a misdemeanor to carry a deadly weapon with intent to assault. California Penal Code § 17500. It seems likely that a sturdy wooden sword could be considered a dead

Posted by Sorren Hello officer Michelle, thanks for always answering my potentially pesky questions ;) I have another issue that has been bothering me a lot. As you of course know, some unfortunate kid got killed on campus a couple weeks ago. Three days before that, there were gunshots fired on my block in what I used to think was an upper-middleclass safe neighborhood. I don’t really feel safe anymore, and decided that I’m going to purchase a handgun immediately as soon as I can afford the one that I want. The issue is, that it’s not useful, if I can’t have access to it on a whim. I had my dad’s gun a few years ago when I lived in chicago. No CCW. So I had an unloaded, locked up pis

Sheriff John McGuinness may soon begin issuing more concealed weapons permits, if his statements to the board of supervisors and to talk-show host Eric Hogue are to be believed. Currently, on the sheriff's website, he explains that "[t]he mere fear of victimization, or desire to carry a firearm, shall be insufficient good cause to issue a gun carry permit." However, faced with cuts that would require lay-offs of deputies, McGuinness said, "If we wind up with six patrol cars patrolling the entire county of Sacramento, I have no choice but to make some changes in terms of the issuance of concealed weapons permits." (http://hoguenews.com/?p=904) Recently, the sheriffs of Sacramento and Yolo

Posted by stephenm, Recently, both the Sacramento PD and Sheriff’s Department have been reducing patrols, and the PD recently only narrowly avoided layoffs. The Sacramento PD has acknowledged that simply does not have the resources to investigate many crimes, and the overwhelming majority of property crimes go uninvestigated. The District Attorney’s Office and Public Defender’s Office recently stated that they did not have the resources to prosecute and defend accused criminals meaning many criminals will remain free. To top things off, the Federal Courts have ordered prisoner releases to relieve overcrowding. This all occurs against the backdrop of court decisions stating that the PD can