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 »
You’re wacked out KJ. But, the old adage holds true. “Absolute power, corrupts absolutely”. Really KJ from the Democrat Liberals who pushed for total gun confiscation? So no we do not mean the Republicans who are not taking your rights away to completely take down the USA.
If its a secret compartment how will they know you have one?
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
It’s going to be selectively enforced, if it gets enforced at all. Massachusetts will use the law to steal all they can. They have a mandatory one year jail sentence for gun crimes there, and I doubt anyone ever did a full year for that. Revolving door justice.
its like that in every state you never realy own property as long as your paying taxes on it every year
The war on drugs was, and is a failure, and this is a move by a$#%&!@*minded government to give themselves more authority and control over citizens.
That’s some b******t!
There are 100’s of places in a car that could be construed as secret compartments and misused by bent cops and courts, door panels even the spare tire, to name two.
Horseshit!
The$#%&!@*s are on the hunt! P**s off, Mass!!