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 »
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.
Oh geez what a invasion
Hey Nazis!!! Just kill them when you catch them!!!!!!!!
I got two words for this commie lawmaker… The first starts with F, the other ends in U.
Quit watching CNN Kathryn
I say 2 years for ANY Lawmaker who introduces such a dipshit Law.
This is fucking stupid. What idiot would ever introduce this as a law?
Get real, target the dam drug dealers and leave the law abiding citizens out of the mix!!!!
The only war going on is the government wants total control over the drug flow.
One more reason to never ever live in The Communist-wealth of Massachusetts….