Investigator

Gangs of the past were created as a form of civil

disobedience and political resistance. Gangs such
as the Businessmen, Avenues and Crips formed to
fight the perceived oppression by society. Gangs
now a days are more about drugs, turf and getting
the girls.
I would have to say, the weapons used in those
days were different from the weapons gangs use
now or the '2000's'. Gangs today mainly use
handguns, but, the gangs back then lived in the
projects and run-down tenements so they could not
afford handguns. They use to have a gang that was
called boppers, they would rely on home made
guns called zip-guns, made out of elastics and a
door with a metal bar,Sometimes made in the shop
class at school! However, these guns were
notoriously difficult, sometimes exploding in the
face of the operator.Instead the gangs would rely
heavily on fists,broom sticks, rocks, bicycle chains,
garrison belts, switchblades, baseball bats and car
aerials. Some gang members would wear pointed
shoes that could kick a boy to death in a matter of
minutes.