Nice video I hate it when companies plaster USA flags and words like “patriot” on their products implying they’re high quality when this is more like typical Chinese nearly useless junk. But some people are sadly duped into that fake marketing strategy.
Not only does the everyday public not carry a handcuff key and some jurisdictions it is illegal and difficult to obtain handcuff keys, but the everyday public does not carry magnets let alone a magnet of that magnitude and/or probably know where to get such a high strength magnet . . . its a gamble using those shotgun locks and different manufacturers use different locking/key types.
This clearly isn't designed to be a serious impediment. As he states there is literally a button in the car to release the lock, so the security of the gun is dependant on the security of the vehicle as a whole. This is just enough to stop someone slyly swiping it or quickly grabbing it, on that front it seems reasonable.
@Plane No? I believe in disarming all fascists, don't you? That doesn't mean there shouldn't be emergency service people with guns. Just not literal slave-catching fascists with guns. Why is that so controversial?
This is the first one in a while that made me laugh out loud in sheer surprise. A handcuff key? Seriously? That's less secure than putting a seatbelt on the damn thing. It barely ranks above a sternly worded post-it note.
Typical under engineered and over priced, government entitys should have products like this tested and approved by a independent and their own labs before agreement to purchase said products. This is a waste of money that cost everyone.
For all the comments, videos, and articles on how unsafe this is, it's interesting how there are almost no incidents where a proper lock on a Police cruiser door/trunk/gunlock would have made any difference in outcome. There are however thousands of cases where guns are stolen from personal/civilian vehicles. LPL you have any recommended lockboxes for cars?
Yea during shootings some police may Carry's shotguns some may carry ars and some only handguns..but a decent amount of them Carry's all 3 in their car. Especially gang units
Well, before you made this video, it wasn't an issue. No one knew about this exploit. Now people know so how it's an issue. What do you have to say for your self?
“This is the Lock Picking Lawyer.” * lock opens * “As you can see it’s just that easy. The sound of my voice is almost faster than using the key. I would not recommend using this lock to secure anything of value......”
So it can go in my tool bag without wreaking havoc. I see the lockpickinglawyer Learned from Walter White with the magnetic diaper bag in elevator pulling his tool bag off the door at a call.
Why are solenoid pins not made of stainless steel when used in locks? Stainless is non magnetic and plenty strong enough when shrouded by a lock body, in this type of use.
Well why does anyone keep tools? They're useful in all kinds of applications. And I note you say the only intention is to steal shotguns, while LPL has one of the keys too, accusing him of stealing a gun
Listen I get that the key is way too easy to pick but the magnet on the lock is out of the realm of possibility because it would be mounted where you need to place the magnet. So with that being said the key/pick is the only way to open in mounted.
To many of these gun locks I would say it's a free gun, but you do have to own a magnet, which I assume much be uncommon or otherwise inaccessible in the US
Legal question: what are your thoughts concerning potential liability exposure as a result of this video foreseeably resulting in a criminal using this method, who but for learning of it here, would not have used it...I suppose it’s something not widely used anymore?
I feel like once you've gotten to the point where you have an easily reach button that can be pressed to open a lock, you're no longer talking about a lock. What you have there is an inconvenient latch.
I'd ask what the legality of leaving unattended firearms is, but this comment section is only for memes and bullshit jokes and people who have no interest in lock picking any more. 2.72 million dead weight subscribers for a dead channel.
I've installed / repaired dozens if not hundreds of these things over the last 15 years. The key is really there in case the electrical solenoid fails - without divulging where the buttons typically are; there are reasons that the solenoid can accidentally be activated long enough to burn it out -- rendering the electromagnetic coil open circuit. If this were to happen, the manual override is the only method to (easily) retrieve it; but - furthermore, if it's needed on scene the ability to quickly open the unit becomes a priority - hence the common key. FWIW: I don't know of a single department who leaves their firearms in vehicles parked in the lot; each officer typically commissions their vehicle at the beginning of shift -- at least in the hundreds of agencies here in New England. Are there exceptions? Sure there are! There are other things that are cool and 'lock related' in cruisers; like immobilizers - however; the goal of this is to prevent crimes of opportunity -- could someone smash a window and use a handcuff key or magnet to steal a police rifle? I guess... but, I'm not sure this is a criminal wave happening around here, yet. Keep up the good work!
I'm sure someone has said this already, but the gun needs to be readily available to the officer. If it is to hard to open, it is harder for then to return fire. And if the officer is killed trying to get the gun, the suspect may have both a getaway vehicle and access to the gun. Just the same, a gun lock does not need to be complicated to prevent a child from using it. Your average 8 or old cant pick a lock.
This lock is not a security lock, it is to keep someone in an altercation with police from easily grabbing the gun out of the car without resistance. You have to look at application as much as security level.
If anything weld the key hole shut cut the wires off and leave it as a residential gun lock. If you don't know how to open it up its that much faster for you that has a neodymium magnet stuck in a secret spot.
If the lock was actually mounted in a police car, wouldn't the silver solenoid bit be mated up against the mounting surface, thus, inaccessible to a magnet "attack"?
I hot-glued a fake flower to the top of the switchable magnet and clank it to the metal plate in my skull. I then waltz through TSA. What do you do for fun?
Love your videos, but this seems to be an unrealistic evaluation of the security provided by this lock. Once the lock is mounted, the magnet would not be able to activate the solenoid as the back is no longer accessible, right?
I don't know what could be done to make idiots like the one(s) that designed this abomination to think about what these things are supposed to do. Maybe put them in a room with a homicidal maniac and a shotgun secured by this lock?