Im not sure if this is the right place but here it goes. So I was in the National Forrest and we came across a ranger. He asked if we had any illegal weapons, I told him I had a knife in my pocket. So he searched me and pulled my scrapivor out of my pocket. He said I was concealing a weapon and he confiscated it, only giving me a warning. Is there a way I can petition to get my knife back or is it lost to the cracks of our government?

Wow ! I can't help you out , as I'm from Ontario Canada and have no idea about the regulations in Calafornia . But man , I find that pretty [censored] harsh for such a small knife . Especially hiking in a Park where one would expect people to maybe be carrying a knife on them . I hope he cut himself on it for being such a pr1ck !

Mike thats what i was thinking. Im new to California myself, I grew up in Virginia and that would of never happened. I may just write it off and buy a few more when my wallet permits. And I wont have a knife concealed in this state again.

Another reason to hate The People's Republic of Kalifornia.

Well I know there are laws against concealed wepons up here too when it comes to fixed blade knives . But I mean it's not like you had a Dogfather tucked inside your coat . It's just a small knife and easily carried in your pocket and really smaller than many folders when they are open . So I mean I just don't get the big deal . He might have said " small as it is that knife is a fixed blade , so you best carry it in the open in future" and left it at that . After all you WHERE out in a Park where you may need a knife , not like you got caught sneaking into the White House with it or something lol .

Anyway , I'd take a shot at getting it back , if for no other reason just to make the point .

I agree with MikeTheKnife. When I was stationed at Offutt AFB (Omaha) I had a large fixed blade "Negreto bolo"), handmade crude knife behind the seat of my truck, UNDER a web belt and canteen, UNDER a quilt, UNDER a tarp which was all over a jack (The knife was at the bottom of the stack). I got stopped in a random vehicle check and one of the skycops took it and said it was concealed and turned me into my commander. Well the Exec got wind of it and got me out of trouble (he was a knife guy), but they were not going to give me the knife back. Now it only cost me $2.50 cents in the Philippines way back in about 75 or 76, but It was my favorite (and only) big knife. I wound up writting a letter to the Security Police commander (with recommendation from my Exec) that it be returned. THREE months later I was told I could pick it up but if I was found with It or any other knife concealed again, I would be court martialed.

SOME folks are just TO annal retentive.

OR, if you really want to be put on the poopie list, write to your congressman and complain to him/her (but being Kalifornia it may not do any good), but at least you will have the satisfaction of NOT going down without a fight, something more of us need to do, ME included.

In California you can only carry a fixed blade on your belt. The crazy thing is that you can conceal any size folder.

You are actually luck you were not charged for concealing a dirk/dagger style knife (fixed blade with not hand guard). That is a fellony. You can consider your lost knife a knowledge tax.

If you are new to California you should give this a read:

http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/pdfs/f...e3774/1/hilite/

It will save you a lot of greif.

The California law that really blows my mind is that I can carry this knife on my belt and this gun concealed and loaded if I am fishing with a valid fishing licence:

Thanks for the info idigi101. Ill take the loss of a knife over a felony charge any day.

Nice g22

ANd oh he mad it real clear I was in the wrong and I was lucky because he didnt charge me. I wonder though, he said I would have to go to federal court not state, is there a federal law against carrying a concealed fixed blade knife? Im going to try and find out.