Lock Bumping
What is Lock Bumping?
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What is Lock Bumping?
Answer: A Way Anyone Can Easily Get Into Your Home
Information Courtesy of Lock Bumping.org
Lock Bumping History
Locksmiths have long used the "lock bumping" technique to gain access to locks when a key is not present. The term "bumping" comes from the fact that a specially cut key is inserted into a keyhole and then tapped or "bumped" by a screwdriver or other object. This bumping forces the pins in the lock to jump to their shear line, and with a little torque applied to the key, the lock will open. With the advent of the internet, this technique was made generally available and sadly, companies are selling the specially cut keys online. Anyone with an internet connection now has access to the technology and tools needed to gain entry to your home.
Lock Bumping Facts
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Answer: A Way Anyone Can Easily Get Into Your Home
Information Courtesy of Lock Bumping.org
Lock Bumping History
Locksmiths have long used the "lock bumping" technique to gain access to locks when a key is not present. The term "bumping" comes from the fact that a specially cut key is inserted into a keyhole and then tapped or "bumped" by a screwdriver or other object. This bumping forces the pins in the lock to jump to their shear line, and with a little torque applied to the key, the lock will open. With the advent of the internet, this technique was made generally available and sadly, companies are selling the specially cut keys online. Anyone with an internet connection now has access to the technology and tools needed to gain entry to your home.
Lock Bumping Facts
- 90+% of American doors use old style cylinder locks which are vulnerable to lock bumping
- Your door lock can be lock bumped by a child
- When a bump key is used there is no sign of forced entry or damage.
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Ways to protect your home and family from lock bumping range from inexpensive to very expensive. Several recommendations are:
- Take your door locks to a locksmith shop. Locksmiths can install special pins that make it much more difficult, though not impossible, to bump a lock. This is an affordable way to protect your home from lock bumping. If taking your locks to a shop is not possible, the locksmith can come to your home for an additional service charge.
- Install ACME's #1 Recommended Home Security Improvement. For less than $12 you can secure your door so that bumping is impossible. Or install an inexpensive Pick Proof and Bump Proof Deadbolt.
- Install Residential Bump Resistant Locks. There are two good choices here. Master Lock, Bump and Pick Resistant Locks and Kwikset, Bump and Pick Resistant Locks. Both can be purchased at locksmith shops or home store.
- Replace your locks with a light commercial grade lock. If you have Schlage locks, this will be your least costly solution. Schlages light commercial grade locks are heavy duty, pick and bump resistant lock. They are a step up from what's offered at home clubs and thus are only available at lock and security shops. However, once purchased you can replace the existing locks yourself.
- Install high-security bump and pick resistant locks. We recommend the Mul-t-lock brand for its strength, resistance to attack, and additional security features not available in other high-security locks Mul-T-Lock, High Security Locks