re: #57 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

highlighted are all easily purchased in Chinatown in L.A. lol

In practice it comes down to intent. The “billy” listing in that law applies to literally any bat or club if you give the wrong answer when a cop asks about it. They’ve successfully prosecuted truckers who’ve admitted when pulled over that the tire thumper in their cab is also around for self defense. There’s also an exception carved out for nunchucks kept by or sold to martial arts studios.

(3) The possession of a nunchaku on the premises of a school which
holds a regulatory or business license and teaches the arts of
self-defense.
(4) The manufacture of a nunchaku for sale to, or the sale of a
nunchaku to, a school which holds a regulatory or business license
and teaches the arts of self-defense.