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 »
Wow there is going to be a lot of people going to jail lol. Just about anything can be called a secret compartment. Too bad the massholes didn’t have any balls to fight against these liberal idiots.
New Cadillacs and some other cars come factory with hidden compartments
The worst thing to happen in Massachusetts is a Democrat run state… They are responsible for taken more rights and due process away from their citizens of that state. We have a Constitution and bill of rights!
And on the next page they’ll want to legalize drugs.
Sounds like making a law looking for a crime.
Our rights are eroding by the day! And we are letting them take our rights! All I ever here is oh I will vote them out next time! Screw voting they are all crooked you want your rights back? Whatever happened to we the people?
Rediculus … liberals answer to crime .. punish the people who obey laws… to extract cash from them… let criminals of the hook because they can’t…,
This absolutely stupid! What idiot came up with this ?
This encludes a place to hide money , if you happen have some extra.
This is actually stupid even if it’s empty they seem to be going to make this$#%&!@*happen just to take people down I CALL BS
This law “IS ” the crime against freedom of choice, freedom of action, freedom to do as you will with personal property, ,this is a vile law..