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 »
An if your black everything is good as gold
Greg Allard when DOES totalitarianism overreach become a problem? Only when it effects you directly? if this sets a precedent that results in you home being next….what then? Does it become a problem there, or is it still the “I have nothing to hide ” cop out?
The whole point is that it’s not a just law and we DO have rights that protect us from illegal search and seizure as well as unjust laws. Doesn’t matter if it effects yo directly (this time) or not, STOP ABANDONING OUR RIGHTS!!! We are ALL obligated to ALWAYS defend our rights in the smallest ways so they CANNOT be whittled away by tyranny.
On the books in Ohio.
If you hide it good enuff how will they know you have it? Lol
I wouldn’t live there scumbags
Unless the government want to make my car payment I do what I want with $30000 SUV would have no problem fighting this in court.
Another dumb New England move!
Same state where ,you don’t report a drowning accident for hours if you have right name !
The supremes will$#%&!@*… now if it is a plane maybe because of design ..
But a car? I can’t wait to see the case law…
The law should read unless the compartment as been approved by law enforcement. I use to buy firearms for a chain. Some of company’s reps may bring 5 to 6 long guns to show you. They would have them secured a secure vault built into the car and hidden under the back carpet etc.