California Nunchaku Dissasembled Legality?

[Donovanthemysterious]

What is the name of your state? California

In California, possessing nunchaku and getting caught with them, is a potential felony. I was wondering, if your were caught with nunchaku and the nunchaku are disconnected and unassembled and the main connecting component is a nylon cord (not a ball-bearing swivel - illegal to own), can you be charged with anything?

 

[Zigner]

What is the name of your state? California

In California, possessing nunchaku and getting caught with them, is a potential felony. I was wondering, if your were caught with nunchaku and the nunchaku are disconnected and unassembled and the main connecting component is a nylon cord (not a ball-bearing swivel - illegal to own), can you be charged with anything?

What did the local police say when you asked them?

 

[quincy]

Here is a link to the law: https://law.justia.com/codes/california/2018/code-pen/part-6/title-3/division-7/

Could you be charged with anything? Possibly.

Why?

 

[xylene]

Cop: "Oh you don't have numbchucks . But you have have 2 batons and a garrot. You're going downtown."

 

[Donovanthemysterious]

Cop: "Oh you don't have numbchucks . But you have have 2 batons and a garrot. You're going downtown."

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I was just curious, because firearm components are legal when they are unassembled, but does the same apply for Nunchaku. Sure, the bars could be considered as batons, but at the same time, they look just like aluminum round rods, with a couple holes in them when they are dissassembled. Would you be able to present the nunchakus as just a couple of metal bars, and a piece of paracord? These by themselves are nothing but legal.

 

[Donovanthemysterious]

What did the local police say when you asked them?

I haven't asked yet but will perhaps in the future.

 

[quincy]

There is no real good excuse for having nunchuck components in your possession.

 

[xylene]

There is no real good excuse for having nunchuck components in your possession.

Well, except for the really well demarcated exceptions sensibly allowed under this otherwise draconian ban.

 

[FlyingRon]

Please stop creating multiple threads.

As you were told in the other thread. Possession, manufacturing, causing to be manufactured, and importation into the state are all illegal in California. Anything that can be readily assembled into the weapon is treated the same as the weapon. You can try weaseling your way around this forum all you want, but you are flirting with felony charges ( 22010 PC is a wobbler).

 

[Zigner]

... firearm components are legal when they are unassembled ...

Not in all cases...

 

[FlyingRon]

Not in all cases...

And not in California. As I stated in the other thread. Those readily assembled into a weapon are the same as a weapon as far as the law goes.

Further, not all firearm components are unregulated. There is a part of every gun that has the manufacturer and serial number stamped on it. This varies from gun to gun, but this is the tracked part of the weapon. You can replace anything else with unregulated parts. For an AR15, it's the lower housing. For my Sig 250, it's the trigger mechanism. For other guns, it may be the frame, etc...