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Comment comment by VnutZ on 01 May 2008

This is definitely true. I bought my picks almost a decade ago in 1999. I remember back then it was actually somewhat difficult to purchase them (even on the Internet) because every site made you confirm you were either law enforcement or a locksmith. Granted, I could have just checked the boxes and purchased them anyway but I didn't feel like taking that route. Eventually I found a site without the questions.

Nowadays, after a cursory check, it doesn't seem like any of the sites seem to care who you are before selling them. And they certainly sell a whole lot more equipment to include automatic pick-guns.

So there really aren't any "checks" to keep you from inadvertently violating a local law.

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RE: Warning... by ldsudduth :: NR6

No checks? yikes..not good..I did a cursory 5 minute Google search to see if I could come up with more that just Washington DC--I've seen warnings about the legality before when I looked into learning how to pick locks, and I remembered that. I had a neighbor (who happened to be law enforcement) who was my landlord who not only could pick locks, but he could change tumblers--he would do that to his rental properties everytime someone moved out.

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