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 »
Scott Jackson if you didn’t and a rogue cop pulled you over he would take your cash
Disgusting. Just another piece of proof that we are all just slaves to the machine
What if the vehicle is specially ordered and done by the manufacturer. Vehicles such ad Bentley and Rolls Royce do it?
here in the “land of the free”
Funny how the demoncrats always want to hide behind the constitution but are some of the first to want to change it to fit what they want.
Law is too vague. What if you bought the vehicle used and had no knowledge of the modification? What is considered,secret? Since you didn’t design the vehicle, how would you know,what to look for?
Communists
So true!!
Nail on the head.BOOM
What happened to innocent till proven guilty? No contiban no crime.