If you live in Massachusetts, don’t labor under the misconception that you own your vehicle, or a boat or plane. Under a bill sponsored by a Democrat legislator, the Commonwealth would forbid you from adding a hidden compartment to secure your private property, such as a handgun, money or other valuables.
Designed as an alleged anti-drug law, the bill would punish those who add a hidden compartment after the vehicle is purchased with a two-year mandatory prison sentence, and five years for subsequent offenses.
Even worse, the law would empower police to seize the vehicle under civil forfeiture law. Lawmakers in support of the House bill claim it’s necessary to prosecute the war on drugs. State police officials have endorsed the bill as needed to discourage drug trafficking.
Learn how the bill lessens the burden of proof on the Commonwealth and effectively guts the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that protects citizens from unlawful searches and seizures. The disturbing details can be found on the next page.NEXT PAGE »
Wow. So secret compartment gets you prison, makes you a felon, yet people can go around inciting violence, assaulting people yet nothing happens… unfreakingbelievable
Absurd
The police people all love to support are completely on board with this violation of our rights.
Looking more and more like a communist nation.
That law could not be upheld.
Is this even real.
Unless compartment was discovered while containing drugs it would never be upheld.
WTF
DEMOCRATS ARE TAKING YOUR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AWAY!
A lot of this started with seatbelt laws. They knew that once they could get something like that thru, the rest is becoming history.
Democrats
Totally unconstitutional!!!!