http://reason.com/blog/2017/07/06/this-mass-lawmaker-wants-to-throw-folks
It goes on.
So, don't let anyone steal your guns, so you have to leave them in plain view. That makes sense.
How would this not be an absolute, direct, obvious, indisputable violation of the 4th Amendment?
reason.com said:A hidden compartment in your car (or plane, or boat) could land you at least two years in prison in Massachusetts if a lawmaker gets his way.
Blame it on the war on drugs and pressure from law enforcement lobbying. Stephan Hay, a Democrat state representative for Fitchburg, has introduced a bill that would criminalize operating a vehicle with a hidden compartment designed for the purpose of secretly transporting drugs and related contraband, equipment, currency, or weapons.
The bill, H.1266, separately criminalizes the process of altering a vehicle with the intent of creating such hidden compartments. In each case the bill calls for a two-year mandatory minimum sentence, five years for subsequent offenses. The bill also allows police to seize the modified vehicle.
It goes on.
So, don't let anyone steal your guns, so you have to leave them in plain view. That makes sense.
How would this not be an absolute, direct, obvious, indisputable violation of the 4th Amendment?