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 »
That’s going to be a little problematic to a new buyer of a used car that just happens to have said compartment and new buyer was unaware of it hmmmm.
Jails are overcrowded. So we lock up taxpayers and let out criminal robbers and drug dealers? Why not just add time for the use of a compartment in a crime?
Answer: Taxpayer will pay to stay out of jail.
Just another tax…
Sure glad I don’t live in Massachusetts!
Would you expect anything less from Democrats. They want the constitution gone.
When did Massachusetts become$#%&!@*Germany? I guess the leaders of Mass are all Nazis at heart.
I always said that liberals, a.k.a Democrats have a mental illness that keeps them from processing information correctly. This just strengthens the idea. More of the same BS and expecting different outcome…insanity.
Wait till they are on the street after next election. We the sane people who voted for making American great again need to support the administration. This means voting out the Republican traitors too.
The constitutional lawyers full employment act!!
I just bought one of those gear shift knobs…..lmbo
Don’t agree but legal at the star level.
And the liberal Zombie speaks!