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 »
Strong with this one, the stupid is!
mass’ is a commie state
Define exactly what would constitute a hidden compartment? Could just be a tear in your seat cushion. Our rights being eroded away bit by bit under the guise of law and order. More people concerned about who is going to win the next ball game. Do we really even deserve to be a free people allowing our elected officials who are supposed to be working for us to make laws like this. Just enforce the laws we already have.
Pass laws that help the people not destroy them
When they come to take away your rights, they will disguise it by saying that it is necessary for battling crime……they’ll prey on your sense of “security”. “They that can give up essential liberties in order to purchase a little extra security deserve neither liberty nor security.”
…and the ” massofdumbshits” keep electing DemoNcrats.
Is it the Republicans that want to tell you what to eat, what to wear,what you can drink,what you can drive, who can live, who can die,what kind of fuel you can use….
More libatrded ideas. Control control control…..
What a violation of individual rights. Any cop who enforces such a law should be fired and or beat for enforcing something that violates Boggs people’s rights and the officers oath
What kid of fucking idiot would vote this into law….just another way to grab your property.