Yeah they aren't too difficult to pick - but as for buying picks off ebay....Nope....

Jus as Aplitz said---If you're a locksmith or have a job that is ok to have them ( repo man maybe or salvage guy or...) -no worries... In some states if you aren't in a profession that needs them and you get caught with them...  Do not pass go go directly to jail..... Considered burglary tools .

I made my own set of picks- Next time you change out the wind shield wiper inserts on your car... save the inserts.... the stainless steel that holds the rubber  is great for making picks...  A dremel with the little cutting wheel shapes them great...
The tension bar is essentially what Srinath said... a piece of flat with a little L on the end....  

I have borrowed a set of real pics that I copied (found  a few favorite pics that worked well and copied those....) . I get bikes with no keys (but with Titles  :mrgreen: ) that I have to get unlocked....So it's good to know how to do it....

If you don't need the gas cap you can always drill out the lock cylinder -that is if you just bought the tank for the tank....

how many picks do i need?...

just 1 pick and 1 tension bar?

what shape of pick should i make?

Quote from: aplitzits not wise to have picks in your posession unless you are a licensed locksmith,
Aaron

good thing i got the paperwork to go with the tools.... :mrgreen:

I LOVE CHEVY IGNITION LOCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Quote from: aplitzits not wise to have picks in your posession unless you are a licensed locksmith,
Aaron

good thing i got the paperwork to go with the tools.... :mrgreen:

I LOVE CHEVY IGNITION LOCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like your sig, Smeg Head :nana:

And as far as having lock picks on you.  The 5.0 can't do anything to you unless you are using them on something you are not supposed to.  Other than a gun, or other classified weapon, it's not the item that is illegal it is the manner of it's use that CAN make it illegal.
<-spent a summer in the Police academy

QuoteThe 5.0 can't do anything to you unless you are using them on something you are not supposed to. Other than a gun, or other classified weapon, it's not the item that is illegal it is the manner of it's use that CAN make it illegal.

As to lockpicks, their designed use is for one purpose only to open locks without the use of Keys. If you are NOT a licensed or have On record that you were licensed as a lock smith, they are considered Burglery tools and it is arrestable should LEO wish to push.

chances are if your driving a locksmith truck it wont be an issue.

a Firearm has More then one useful purpose and even then you must have a permit to carry one on your person.

I have also see LEO's use creative writeing to label a Tire Iron as a burglery tool cuz the dude kept it between his seats. how it held up in court i do not know.    

Make your own if you wish, dont go spreading word about it, just say you fixed the problem.

wow...never know it's that serious...
it's not like i'm gonna be carrying it around...

just because you have a nuclear weapon....not that you are going to use it....
but, it still pisses alot of people off....just having it

If you order some picks, and leave the package unopened until you're at home; and use them at home; then it seems OK to me.  You probably don't want to walk around with them in a lockpick belt-pouch, but I think having them at home should be fine.

Quote from: Frostwow...never know it's that serious...
it's not like i'm gonna be carrying it around...

I wouldnt worry about them.... they arent illegal in canada...


351. (1) Every one who, without lawful excuse, the proof of which lies on him, has in his possession any instrument suitable for the purpose of breaking into any place, motor vehicle, vault or safe under circumstances that give rise to a reasonable inference that the instrument has been used or is or was intended to be used for any such purpose, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years.

http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/c-46/text.html <--- found here.. large page to load..


Basically, where no legislation exists in a province, there can be no crime of posession unless in association with another illegal activity. Unless that province has a provincial act saying you need to have a locksmith licence to carry a lockpick... which only alberta and saskatchewan have those laws.

If you order them from the states, customs may be an issue (they like to make their own fictionnal rules). But the odds your package is inspected is fairly small.

If you dont know how to pick it, well its fairly simple, with some practice you shouldnt have an issue http://home.howstuffworks.com/lock-picking.htm .

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QuoteThe 5.0 can't do anything to you unless you are using them on something you are not supposed to. Other than a gun, or other classified weapon, it's not the item that is illegal it is the manner of it's use that CAN make it illegal.

As to lockpicks, their designed use is for one purpose only to open locks without the use of Keys. If you are NOT a licensed or have On record that you were licensed as a lock smith, they are considered Burglery tools and it is arrestable should LEO wish to push.

chances are if your driving a locksmith truck it wont be an issue.

a Firearm has More then one useful purpose and even then you must have a permit to carry one on your person.

I have also see LEO's use creative writeing to label a Tire Iron as a burglery tool cuz the dude kept it between his seats. how it held up in court i do not know.    

Make your own if you wish, dont go spreading word about it, just say you fixed the problem.

Once again ignorance is bliss.  Having worked in law enforcement and having had to read and know the Texas code of Criminal Procedure and Penal law, I would say I know what I'm talking about.

Hell I can buy lock picks at the locksmiths shop.

QuoteOnce again ignorance is bliss. Having worked in law enforcement and having had to read and know the Texas code of Criminal Procedure and Penal law, I would say I know what I'm talking about.

Texas code, cool. Is it Reasonably possible that differnt states Might have More/less/differnt codes then others?

you may know what your talking about as your studying and wont dispute that as i dont live there and dont know squat about texas laws, but i live in florida and the 2 judges, 4 cops (one being my father for better then 27years) and former PA i know have all said the same thing.

dont get caught with them on your person unless your in the lock bussiness and are under license.  

Ignorance? If you say so...

Think i'll take thier word for it.

Notice I did qualify their legality by saying most states.  The laws vary, so does actual enforcement.  If you are pulled over for a minor infraction, and an officer finds pics, and you aren't a locksmith he's really gonna wonder why you have them.  You see, other than locksmniths, the onlt other people he sees with picks are usually theives.  Now, he has a reason to look at you farther, and now your life could really suck.