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 »
I believe that probably there is enough of the drugs on the wrapping that the dogs can still detect it. I don’t know specifically, but I have talked with cops and they said that the dogs do indeed find the drugs. Even wrapped.
That’s sounds like something a democrat would do
This B.S.! They just keep making more and more rediculous to slowly strip away all our freedoms
a bill is not a law and is unlikely to become one if there is only one sponsor, this is a toe in the water to see what the reaction would be
Ohio is already there
I’m a republican and Ohio is controlled by my party and they passed a similar law. There have been a few people already prosecuted for an empty hidden compartment. It is a statist over reach issue not a particular party abuse.
Those hidden compartments aren’t storing people’s valuables. They are storing drugs and drug money.
And somehow you know this even if the compartment is empty? Based on what evidence?
Oh says the cop bootlicker.
How do you know that? Using your logic, I suppose we should outlaw wall safes hidden behind pictures as well. Idiotic.
And you know this how?
Ridiculous
Kathryn “Van Winkle” Johnson has been asleep for at least 8 years.
End the war on drugs .