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Re:What I carry with me every day: Matt Mullenweg by wyager on Wednesday February 11, 2015 @01:52PM (#9034737)
It's fine in most US states. Only one state (I forget which) has a general proscription on lockpicks. In many states, carrying lockpicks while committing a crime is illegal, but otherwise it's fine.
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Re:What I carry with me every day: Matt Mullenweg by jdmichal on Wednesday February 11, 2015 @01:58PM (#9034770)
> In many states, carrying lockpicks while committing a crime is illegal, but otherwise it's fine.

Is it any crime, or does it have to be something for which the lockpicks could have been a tool? Otherwise, I can imagine the news now: "Local man gets jail time for jay walking with lockpicks. More at 11."

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Re:What I carry with me every day: Matt Mullenweg by hvs on Wednesday February 11, 2015 @02:13PM (#9034935)
If there is a crime near you involving a break-in and you are found to be carrying lockpicks, you will instantly be considered the #1 suspect.
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Re:What I carry with me every day: Matt Mullenweg by emodendroket on Wednesday February 11, 2015 @02:28PM (#9035075)
I mean, I suppose there's probably no law against walking around with a glass pipe either but I wouldn't recommend doing it for the hell of it.
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