Lock Bumping Can Open Your Front Door

Lock Bumping is a lock picking technique on how to open 90% of the locks in the world. Lock-smiths have known about this for years. The locksmith community has keep a lid on this lock flaw for many years now. However with the advent of the Internet and ability and ease of flowing information, lock bumping has come to light. There are many things that you can do to help protect yourself against lock bumping.  Front door security unless you have a new home like homes in san clemente with expensive locks such as Schlage primus for added home security.  The security experts suggest the the same old basic things apply. Keep your house well lit up, get a dog or simply replace the old locks with bump proof locks. Watch out when looking for a bump proof lock. It seems that most locks are not bump proof at all but simply bump resistant which makes it more difficult for the lock bumper to bump the lock. However the best candidate is the Bi-Lock which is highly recommend by the locksmith community as the best defense against lock bumping. Check out Lock Bumping .org a public service site for more information on lock bumping. In Illinois legislation has been pass making it a felony to posses a bump key for lock bumping. A billed, sponsored by State Representative Michael McAuliffe, R-20th, was recently signed into law. "I originally sponsored the bill a few years ago after speaking to a police officer in my district who was concerned about a new burglary technique called lock bumping. After learning more about bump keys, I decided that it was equally as dangerous as other tools used to break into homes, vehicles and other private property," McAuliffe said. House Bill 2859 makes it a Class 4 felony to possess a bump key used for lock bumping and breaching a home's security system. A Class 4 felony carries one to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. The device uses lock bumping keys to open various kinds of locks including a pin tumbler lock. According to the National Crime Prevention Council nearly two thirds of all break-ins occur with no sign of forced entry. Current law states that a person commits the offense of possession of burglary tools when he possesses any bump key, tool, instrument, device or any explosive that could be used to break into a home, building, vehicle, etc. The person must also demonstrate the intent to commit a felony or theft.