Editing Gang (section)

===Punk===
Punk gangs are a unique type of gang made up of members who follow the [[Punk ideologies|punk rock ideology]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/unearthing-the-secret-history-of-las-deadliest-punk-rock-gang-666/|title=Unearthing the Secret History of 'LA's Deadliest Punk Rock Gang'|website=[[Vice Media|Vice]]|author=Lyons, Patrick|date=17 January 2016 }} January 17, 2016</ref> Unlike other gangs and criminal groups, punk gangs follow a range of political and philosophical beliefs that can range from [[alt-right]] to [[Radical left wing|radical left]]. Differing ideologies are one of the causes of conflicts between rival punk gangs, compared to other street gangs and criminal groups who wage gang war solely for illegal profit, vendetta, and territory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/l-punks-80s-90s-kept-neo-nazis-scene/|title=How L.A. Punks of the '80s and '90s Kept Neo-Nazis Out of Their Scene|website=LA Magazine|author=Pursell, Robert|date=31 January 2018}} January 31, 2018</ref> Most of them can be seen in political and social protests and demonstrations and are sometimes in violent confrontation with law-enforcement. Examples of punk gangs are [[FFF (gang)|Fight For Freedom]], [[Friends Stand United]], and [[Straight edge|Straight Edge]] gangs.<ref name="CT1">{{cite news |title=Crimes of Fashion Lure Affluent Kids for the Fun of It (preview) |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/25018969.html?dids=25018969:25018969&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+14%2C+1985&author=Associated+Press&pub=Chicago+Tribune+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=CRIMES+OF+FASHION+LURE+AFFLUENT+KIDS+FOR+THE+FUN+OF+IT&pqatl=google |agency=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=June 14, 1985 |author=Anderson, Dennis |page=28 |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022130642/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/25018969.html?dids=25018969:25018969&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+14,+1985&author=Associated+Press&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=CRIMES+OF+FASHION+LURE+AFFLUENT+KIDS+FOR+THE+FUN+OF+IT&pqatl=google |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/mayans-mc-showrunner-elgin-james-nazi-fighting-vigilante |title='Mayans M.C.' Showrunner Elgin James Was A Nazi-Fighting Vigilante  |last=Shorey |first=Eric |date=September 11, 2018 |work=[[Oxygen (TV network)|Oxygen]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729065111/https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/mayans-mc-showrunner-elgin-james-nazi-fighting-vigilante |archive-date=July 29, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>