Who's shipping batons to California?

[stormvet]

same here, really like the so called safety tip on them. We called it the oh **** tip. Saw a guy have a chunk of his Fibula removed with one. He was not running anywhere three piece break,.

[JeanAlain]

Looks like the baton hunt is on! Have you tried checking out some local martial arts shops? They might have what you're looking for!

[buttfish]

Bullwhips are not illegal; I'm looking for about a 3-5' one; to bad we can't attach "them spiky balls" on the end.

[jazman]

[Quiet]

Then I'll look into throwing stars.

Those are still illegal (felony) to make, import, advertise for sale, transfer, or possess in CA. [PC 22410]



Penal Code 22410
Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives, lends, or possesses any shuriken is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.

Penal Code 17200

[splithoof]

Those are still illegal (felony) to make, import, advertise for sale, transfer, or possess in CA. [PC 22410]



Penal Code 22410
Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives, lends, or possesses any shuriken is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.

Penal Code 17200

[Quiet]

AFAIK...
CA initially banned "Asian martial arts weapons" in the late-1970s.
CA amended those laws in 1986, in order to add more "Asian martial arts weapons" (news media called them "ninja climbing claws, ninja sword/stick, ninja chains") to the ban.

[splithoof]

[buttfish]

A bull-whip for distance; pepper spray if they get inside the whip effect.

[dfens]

So is it still up in the air if it's still legal to carry a collapsible baton on your person in public?

Also is it at least legal to just own one and potentially use one in your own home?

[badfish71]

21" steel collapsible baton arrived today, and I'd be pleased at twice the price. $24.99 is laughable. I actually bought two for the free shipping and bonus OC spray. Don't know if I can risk giving my wife one of 'em *joke* (I hope it's a joke - might have to tone down the dad humor to avoid injury).

Slim & discreet, but stout, rugged, nice feel, deploys easily. I had expected the extended tubes to be susceptible to kinking or bending, but it's much stronger and stiffer than I'd imagined.

Collapsing requires a strong vertical strike on a hard material (wouldn't work against a hard rubber outdoor mat on a concrete surface, but readily collapsed on the concrete, itself), so I think this would deliver a debilitating poke (e.g. solar plexus) without collapsing.

Between contact sports, downhill road bike wipeouts, ski mishaps (blacked out somersaulting into a tree once), falling out of trees, roofs, and ladders, and endless other dumb***** foolishness, I feel like I'm pretty tolerant to physical insult, but I gave myself just a gentle test tap both on a joint (side of knee - yeah, that smarts) and thick muscle (thigh), and I see this as a fabulous non-lethal persuasive device for any kind of fauna that I'm apt to encounter.

Frankly, it's also just super cool and fun.