Open carrying...a toy?

[B.J.F.]

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I can buy green paint... I had a cheap pistol that rusted... it was Italian... in 25 ACP....

I painted it with purple spray paint after I found it rusted.... It was what was on hand....



Open Carry is Dumb
Real or not

[alpha_romeo_XV]

I was impressed with the open carry I saw during my trip to AZ. After seeing real OC in a free state I would feel stupid and ashamed carrying a toy in CA.

[Librarian]

There's an issue here:

DIVISION 4. IMITATION FIREARMS [20150 - 20180] ( Division 4 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. )

20170.

(a) No person may openly display or expose any imitation firearm in a public place.

(b) As used in this section, “public place” means an area open to the public and includes any of the following:

(1) A street.

(2) A sidewalk.

(3) A bridge.

(4) An alley.

(5) A plaza.

(6) A park.

(7) A driveway.

(8) A front yard.

(9) A parking lot.

(10) An automobile, whether moving or not.

(11) A building open to the general public, including one that serves food or drink, or provides entertainment.

(12) A doorway or entrance to a building or dwelling.

(13) A public school.

(14) A public or private college or university.

The definition of imitation firearm is

16700.

(a) (1) As used in this part, “imitation firearm” means any BB device, toy gun, replica of a firearm, or other device that is so substantially similar in coloration and overall appearance to an existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to perceive that the device is a firearm.

(2) “Imitation firearm” also includes, but is not limited to, a protective case for a cellular telephone that is so substantially similar in coloration and overall appearance to an existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to perceive that the case is a firearm.

so

It was orange and green with blue grips,

might not be a legal problem.

[Erion929]

[Mayor McRifle]

Aside from looking stupid, this is just asking for trouble.
Google people shot by police cause they had a toy gun.

Okay, I did. They all involved people holding or brandishing toy guns that looked like real guns. None involved an orange and green toy gun with blue grips secured in a holster.

[tenemae]

Not unless said cop has watched this:

That..... was a terrible idea

[Win231]

I've been thinking about this for awhile. I was denied a CCW due to my "good cause" being invalid.

I figured if I was ever shot, my wife could sue Los Angeles County since I was denied CCW and all I could carry was a toy.

Great idea. That would explain why you were denied - immaturity.

[Quickdraw559]

Yes, a Glock t shirt or NRA hat, the ultimate of conversation starters in the State of California.
I something

https://smile.amazon.com/Bullets-Ejecting-Magazine-Actual-Training/dp/B01N3NOLM8/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=toy+pistol&qid=1569883157&sr=8-5

C96 for the Spanish anarchists:

https://smile.amazon.com/Bullets-Ejecting-Magazine-Actual-Training/dp/B01N3NOLM8/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=toy+pistol&qid=1569883157&sr=8-5

6 shooter for Jerry Miculek:

https://smile.amazon.com/Rubies-West-Gunfighter-Revolver-Pistol/dp/B002HJSGLW/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?keywords=toy+revolver&qid=1569883544&sprefix=toy+revolv&sr=8-7

[Erion929]

Yes, a Glock t shirt or NRA hat, the ultimate of conversation starters in the State of California.
I something.




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[SCVlongstroke]

You reminded me of that little boy in Mayberry, he was always duded up as a cowboy and eating a sandwich

[Quiet]

CA has imitiation firearm laws that apply to toys, airsoft, BB/pellet guns, replicas, and other objects that look like firearms. [PC 16700(a)]

And under those laws, it is illegal to carry or display an imitation firearm in a public place. [PC 20170(a)]

Exemption to this is if the imitation firearm it constructed from a transparent/translucent material or it has it's entire exterior surface painted/dyed/colored so that it is white, bright pink, bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, or bright purple. [PC 20175(m)]

Therefore, as long as the imitation firearm you are open carrying is brightly colored it is CA legal to openly carry/display it in public places.



Penal Code 16700Penal Code 20170Penal Code 20175

[Quiet]

Throughout history, in CA, every time open carry of a firearm is utilized as a means of political protest, portions of the public get scared and the CA legislature is quick to act by banning it.

01-01-1968 = ban on the open carry of loaded firearms in public places.
01-01-2012 = ban on the open carry of unloaded handguns in public places.
01-01-2012 = ban on the open carry of (non-brightly colored) imitation firearms in public places.
01-01-2013 = ban on the open carry of unloaded long guns in public places.

[Fjold]

You'd probably get asked to leave a lot of businesses.

[RandyD]

If you want to be taken seriously, don't use a child's toy as a prop.

[SonofWWIIDI]

I’m honestly surprised that people haven’t approached him with an attitude of “oh, how nice. A mentally challenged person playing cowboy/cop/spy”.