by mechanical_nightmare » 18 Dec 2013 9:48
Sure, you can ban the sale of locksmith equipment, including bump keys. But the thing is that criminals sophisticated enough to learn and employ such techniques will find a way to do it anyway. As an example, the Italians accused of the 2003 Antwerp diamond heist used: Dent pullers, trash bags, styrofoam panels, duct tape, crowbars, silicone grease, a matador-style rake pick filed from an allen wrench, other assorted hand tools and some custom made tools for the alarm. They made off with $100 million worth of diamonds and yet did not use a single store-bought locksmithing tool.
Also in my country, the sale of picking tools and blanks is restricted, not by law, but by equipment manufacturers and sellers. Despite this fact, there are many, many burglaries almost exclusively by brute force. When I was serving in the military police, our unit investigated many of them.
Bottom line is, banning the bump key might deter a teenager or two who sees a youtube video and decides he can make a quick buck with one. As far as real crime fighting, better designed and implemented security systems/hardware and vigilance on part of property owners, security staff and the police will be more effective.
If you do not manipulate the lock, then the lock will manipulate you
