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 »
Sounds like someone has been huffing glue.
Check again dipshit…..
https://youtu.be/Af5ZIBBzI-g
My Toyota truck has hidden compartments all over the place, FROM THE FACTORY. My favorite is the sunglasses compartment by the dome light. Great for a concealed pistol. Yes I am a concealed carry permit Holder. The back seat is perfect for storing long guns. And you would never know those compartments are there unless you own a Toyota, are a car thief, or a mechanic. I have to tell the police how to access the compartments. Louisiana is gun friendly and the police appreciate those compartments, they PREFER your guns to be hidden.
Another idiot politician who proposed this.
Another good reason to never visit Massachusetts.
Yeah, like how all those damned Republicans took gun rights away from the citizens of Illinois. Which is why Chicago is so safe. Smh.
Massachusetts, I’ll tell you the same thing I tell NY, CA and IL residents. Leave while you can. Just don’t vote for the same policies in your new homes that you did in your old homes…
Wow this is absud. What if I buy a used car and theirs a hidden compartment that I know nothing about ? Put there by the previous owner I lose my car. This is an over reach by the government that shouldnt even consider being a law.
DAMN
Just wait till they decide factory installed storage compartments that are beneath carpet also show intent to smuggle drugs. Or their is a compartment on the floor boards and you cover with carpet.
Or heaven forbid you install extra speakers.