Bump Proof Lock - Preserving Your Family's Safety
You may be under the impression that your house is secure with the front and back doors locked, but think again. Lock bumping can make a mockery of your standard pin and tumbler locks. Most locks in a residential neighborhood can be quickly and easily bypassed without a noise by using a bump key. And pin and tumbler locks simply have no defense against this type of attack.
Our locking system is so old and out-of-date. It was originated during the civil war. Bump keys were originally discovered during the 1970's by a small circle of locksmiths in Denmark. It was only a matter of time before the practice of lock bumping would reach America and other countries with the introduction of the internet. There is a resolution to protect yourself and your family against lock bumping. The bump proof locks are now available. All you need to do is replace your old pin tumbler locks with new high security locks.
A new danger to the security of conventional mechanical locks is lock bumping keys. It's easy to make a lock bumping key and they can be made very quickly. It will only take a few seconds to turn the lock and open the doors to your residence or company by means of the lock bumping keys for the intruders.
The good news is that it is not necessary to spend hundreds of dollars to obtain a bump proof lock. Any qualified professional should be able to take a standard lock and turn it into a bump proof lock for about the same cost as a couple of spare keys. This is possible because of a new commercial product specifically designed to make such nefarious schemes impossible.
Some bump keys out there will be able to defeat any lock. At heart, a bump key is just a key blank which has been filed down to the lowest level meeting each tumbler. It then can slide into the key chamber and allow the burglar to quickly bypass your lock and access your property in just a few seconds worth of effort.
Remember than security and cost are not synonymous terms. Indeed, the cheap lock is quite often more secure to a tooled key than its high dollar cousin. The reason for this is that such devices cost more precisely because they are both sturdier and more finely tooled. If your main concern is bump key prevention, you are better off with the cheap lock. Particularly if reinforced with preventative measures, a tooled key will probably just break in the lock. This then results in the home becoming completely inaccessible until a visit from a locksmith.
A skilled intruder can use a lock-bumping key to unlock and open the doors to your home or business in a matter of seconds, granting easy access to your valuables. It's not necessary to shell out over two hundred dollars towards a bump proof lock. Your local locksmith can convert a standard lock into bump proof for only a few dollars. There is a new security device on the market, which will absolutely prevent bump key intruders from bypassing your front door security. To truly have bump key prevention, a more inexpensive lock makes the most sense since its inability to resist the knock strength works in its favor.
Published January 2nd, 2008
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