[lucideer]

Your link seems to confirm that it is true?

It concludes with:

> if you're out and about with your trusty lock picks you're being a little risky, so best to keep them at home!

which seems to imply to me that it's probably illegal to carry them in public?

[JoeAltmaier]

There are laws against possession of burglar tools in many localities.

[meddlepal]

Just because there is a law doesn't mean it's a particularly well written or good law. That's what lawyers are for.

[colinramsay]

The poster merely said "possession"

[lucideer]

The poster said "possession ... in public"