In Illinois legislation has been pass making it a felony to posses a lock bumping 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. New homes in the area have better locks on the doors.  After learning more about bump keys, I decided to put a schlage lock on my new front door the house All those San Clemente homes for sale in San Clemente california. The new home is luxury homes with many amenities. It wass 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.  Front door security unless you have a new home say like homes in san clemente with expensive locks such as Schlage primus for added home security.  A Class 4 felony carries one to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. The lock bumping key is used 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 lock bumping keys, 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.