I live in Commiefornia...and I want out!!
Actually being harrassed is one of the reasons my gear is very "normal" looking and my BOB is no where near military in style.
The knife laws seem to be vague and really up to the officers or the judge. A folder of ANY size? All the LEO's I know said nothing over 3" and all the Cali forum people I know say nothing over 3.5"!
I have a BM mini barage that I took the assist out of (I love it!). The auto assisted knife is "legal" in Cali, but I know of two people that had theirs taken away from them because they were assisted.
I also think it depends on the County, I think Los Angeles (where I live...jealous?) and San Francisco are much different than say Bakersfield.
MM