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 »
Of course, if you do it right, how will anyone know it’s there? Or do I have a different definition of “secret”.
I call B******t on this whole story.
It all about getting everybody pissed off at the Dems.
The truth is the Republicans voted for it too.
It take both side to make the law
Another Democrat trying to take away your freedom. Wake up America
It said right in the article “proposed democratic legislation”. Can’t you read?
“Shall be prima facie evidence”. Trouble is, most people in MA will never know that this c**p was proposed as a bill. If passed, some (only some) will complain after the fact, asking “how could they do this!?”, not realizing that they did it to themselves. I left MA 30 years ago and never looked back.
Stupid
That state of MASSACHUSETTS IS FULLY A PRO COMMUNISTS MUSLIM ANTI AMERICAN STATE NOW. THATS MY HOME STATE WERE I WAS BORN.AND I WATCHED THAT STATE TURN FRON A TRUE PATRIOTIC STATE TO A MAX COMMUNISTS MUSLIM STATE. YEARS AGO YOU GO IN A STORE AND BUY GUN.TAKE IT TO SCHOOL FOR SHOOTING CLASSES.NONE YOU CAN’T HAVE A BB S FOR A BB GUN.IF YOU DO YOU GO TO JAIL. AND NOW WITH ALL THE PRO COMMUNISTS LAWS YOU CAN GET ARRESTED FOR ALMOST ANY THING.I VISIT ONCE A YEAR .AND EVERY TIME I AM TOLD THAT I CAN NOT DO THIS OR THAT.ITS LIKE BEING IN A COMMUNISTS MUSLIM COUNTRY.I MOVED DOWN TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA 20. YEARS AGO. AND DOWN HERE YOU ARE LIVE IN A TRUE PATRIOTIC America That God.
do you want to start another revolution?
massachsetts elected pocahauntus. what do you expect?
Any reason at all to take from the citizens what they have worked for.