What is Lock Picking?

Basically put, lock picking is the art and skill of opening a lock using any commercial tool or makeshift tool that can act as a key would when the key is not available. It is believed that any lock that can be opened with a key can also be picked.

Hollywood often make lock picking appears amazingly easy to do. But in reality, it requires effort and a whole lot of practice to be able to do so. People don’t just pick locks in a couple of seconds; or at least they very rarely do so...

Ask any experienced locksmith and he/she will quickly tell you that lock picking is a skill that requires great attention to details. Sometimes an experienced locksmith will pick a lock in just a few minutes, other times if the lock is a highly secured model it will normally take hours or days to pick. That's why lock picking is a skill that’s not just something you come to acquire without effort.

And on this site you can learned exactly how to acquire this specialize skill. Get yourself started by checking out the guides and video tutorials available as well as the other information here. This site will be a valuable place that will help you down your path to becoming a good ethical lock picker. Focus, practice, and study hard and you will truly enjoy all the benefits of lock picking.

Is Lock Picking Legal?

In the United States, laws concerning possession of lockpicks vary from state to state.

In Colombia, it is strictly forbidden to possess lock-picking kits, and is considered felony.

Most countries of the EU don't regulate the possession of lockpicks. All responsibility concerning criminal or legal acts using the picks is taken by the owner of the lockpicks.

Whilst in the United Kingdom, a person who carries a lock pick set (even a home made one) can be charged with the offence of "going equipped", unless they can think of a good reason for carrying them. The penalty for this can be upward of 5 years' imprisonment.