Gangs

Gangs in California-The Bloods are a street gang founded in Los Angeles, California. The gang is widely

known for its rivalry with the Crips. They are identified by the red color worn by their members and by
particular gang symbols, including distinctive hand signs. The Bloods are made up of various sub-groups
known as "sets" between which significant differences exist such as colors, clothing, and operations, and
political ideas which may be in open conflict with each other. Since their creation, the Blood gangs have
branched out throughout the United States.

Bloods have been documented in the US military, found in both US and overseas bases.

Gangs in America-The Nazi Lowriders or NLR or "The Ride" are a white supremacist criminal

organization primarily based in southern California, although it is believed to have spread to other states.
They are affiliated with the larger and more notorious gang, the Aryan Brotherhood, and the Ku Klux Klan.
Their main rivals are the Bloods, the Crips, Northern California Chicano gang members, e.g. Norteños,
the Black Guerrilla Family, Nuestra Familia, Mara Salvatrucha, the Los Angeles crime family, the Russian
Mafia, Friends Stand United, Jewish Defense League, Los Zetas, the Israeli mafia, and the Muslim
Brotherhood.

Gangs outside the U.S-Mara Salvatrucha (commonly abbreviated as MS, Mara, and MS-13) is a

criminal gang that originated in Los Angeles and has spread to Central America, other parts of the United
States, and Mexico.[1] The majority of the gang is ethnically composed of Central Americans an active in
urban and suburban areas.

Members of MS distinguish themselves by tattoos covering the body and also often the face as well as
the use of an own sign language. They are notorious for their use of violence and a subcultural moral
code that predominantly consists of merciless revenge and cruel retributions.

This excessive cruelty of the distinguished members of the "Maras" or "Mareros", earned them a path to
be recruited by the criminal organization of Sinaloa, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, to be trained in
handling weapons and counter the force from the Gulf Organization (Los Zetas), a war that rages south of
the United States Border.