How To Protect Your Property from Lock Bumping

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How To Protect Your Property from Lock Bumping
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• Allowing burglars to access a property without
  expending too much energy, or taking up too much
  of their time, lock bumping is a popular
  technique among criminals, and protecting your
  home or business from it, is essential.
• With experts stating that such a technique would
  work on as many as 90 of American homes a
  shocking statistic check out our brief guide on
  how to make sure you dont become a victim of
  lock bumping
• Understanding how lock bumping works
• With the use of a house key that has been
  modified, the burglar inserts the key into the
  lock and with a series of forceful taps applied
  to the key, the key is forced in and the lock
  mechanism is disengaged. Sound simple?
  Unfortunately for innocent property owners, it is!

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• Because this method has been both popularized and
  publicized, its methods are known to all and
  sundry in the criminal world, and the reality is
  that even a child could do it. With this in mind,
  it really is of the utmost importance that you
  understand how you can best protect yourself from
  it.
• How to protect yourself from lock bumping
• While ensuring that your home or business is well
  protected using a variety of security layers,
  from burglar alarms and motion sensor lights, to
  CCTV and home security systems, you should also
  address the locks themselves, and if necessary,
  have a licensed locksmith assess them.

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• With tamper proof, high quality deadbolts
  installed on all main entrance points by a
  professional locksmith, youre giving your
  property the very best chance of foiling even the
  most cunning of burglars. Certain brands of lock
  are designed specifically to help overcome lock
  bumping, and your local locksmith will be more
  than happy to help you choose the appropriate
  locks for your property.
• Do you need to upgrade your locks?
• Its not always easy to know the answer to this
  question, and in many instances, only an
  assessment from a qualified locksmith can give
  you the answers you need. However, there are a
  few simple questions you can ask yourself to help
  determine whether your locks are giving you the
  protection you require

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• Were the locks in place when you moved in to the
  property?
• Are the locks high security, such as deadbolts?
• Can you see any damage on any of the locks?
• Are any of the locks not functioning properly?
• Answering yes to any, or all, of these questions
  could indicate that your locks need to be
  upgraded or replaced, not just to protect you
  from lock bumping, but to protect you from any
  kind of burglary or intrusion attempt.
• Its hard to place a value on the safety of your
  home, business, family members or even employees,
  and if you suspect that any of your locks arent
  helping you to protect them as they deserve,
  reach out to a local licensed locksmith at the
  earliest opportunity.

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• Golden Locks Inc is a local licensed residential
  and commercial locksmith in Anaheim with years of
  experience and trained staff skilled in locksmith
  services for both residential and commercial
  clients and having an online store for high
  security locks, and mul-t-lock, MT5 High Security
  keys etc. We also specialize in automotive lock
  repair services for cars, bikes and trucks and
  installation, servicing and repair of high
  quality security systems, access control systems
  and CCTV systems. If you are looking for a
  commercial locksmith in Anaheim, call us at (714)
  841-0141.