Bumping Locks

   Bumping locks.  Have you heard of this?  9 out of 10 people we are finding know nothing about this, yet this is a threat to everyone.  It is a technique that has been out for the last 5 years or so, and was a headliner in the news for a bit of that time.  It is an amateur's way of picking a lock, and instructions on doing so are in video format on the internet showing a person step by step how to do it.  There are no signs of breaking and entering, therefore if a person has been broken into and items stolen, the police report will show that there were no signs of breaking and entering, and determine that it must have been someone with a key or the door was left unlocked.  In the insurance company's eyes they will not cover any theft, and that either someone with a key got in or it's a possible "inside job" by the owner of the insurance policy.  In either case the insurance company will not cover the loss.  Insurance companies don't like paying out anyway, and in this case they have a legitimate excuse not to.

   We carry locks that are vitrually bump-resistant, and keys that can not be duplicated without authorization from the owner of the system (locks).  A person is covered both ways, and for an unauthorized person to gain entry to a building with these locks on they would have to do damage to get in, unless of course the owner of the building left a door or window unlocked/open, and in that case the insurance company wouldn't cover the loss anyway.

  We hear people all of the time, over the last 47+ years of our company's existence, that locks only keep the honest people honest, however, as with the model above, it will also make getting an Insurance Claim covered a bit easier or even possible by having virtually Bump-Resistant (therefore virtually Pick-Resistant) and key-duplication restriction locks on your doors.

   We install and stock these locks, and have installed many on businesses and homes over the last 47+ years, with an influx in installations in the last 5 years.  Give us a call and we can explain more to you.