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 »
The very reason for bras is to hide a woman’s “goodies”.
Adam Meyer, the dogs will still pick up on the drugs. The cartels wrap their drugs in airtight wrapping. It doesn’t make any difference.
Actually, Leftists view the Constitution as toilet paper.
I wonder who determines what the compartment is for. Those that will profit from a seizure?
Wow kathryn get mental help quickly
Believe me, if law enforcement wants to find a hidden compartment they will find or make one even the automaker couldn’t construe as hidden.
Well stay outa mass. !!!
Another attempt by the democrats in Massoftwoshits to deny private property rights.
Beware buying a former patrol vehicle, a dog will alert to residues from all the substances transported and kept in the patrol vehicles, and the 5 $20 bills in your wallet that have been transacted for illegal substances at some point in their circulation, probably the 20 s in the officers pockets as well.
Another way for Democrats to take control of our lives and property inch by inch. War on drugs my$#%&!@*