Gang members are acquiring high-powered, military-style weapons and equipment which poses a significant threat because of the potential to engage in lethal encounters with law enforcement officers and civilians. Typically firearms are acquired through illegal purchases; straw purchases via surrogates or middle-men, and thefts from individuals, vehicles, residences and commercial establishments. Gang members also target military and law enforcement officials, facilities, and vehicles to obtain weapons, ammunition, body armor, police gear, badges, uniforms, and official identification.

Source: 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment – Emerging Trends

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Gangs encourage members, associates, and relatives to obtain law enforcement, judiciary, or legal employment in order to gather information on rival gangs and law enforcement operations. Gang infiltration of the military continues to pose a significant criminal threat, as members of at least 53 gangs have been identified on both domestic and international military installations. Gang members who learn advanced weaponry and combat techniques in the military are at risk of employing these skills on the street when they return to their communities.

Source: 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment – Emerging Trends

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Freestyle by Lil Cash Money

Y B SURPRISED? DIS IZ JUZ SIGNZ OF DA END OF TIMEZ, CHECK DA NEWSPAPER N LOOK OUTSIDE, LOOK AT DA TEMPERATURE N LOOK DA CRIME, ITZ ALL ON DA RISE, SAME 4 DA PRICE OF JUZ DA BEANZ N RICE, ITZ JUZ LIKE DA BIBLE PROPHESIED…

ITZ NEVER LIED OR NOT BEEN RITE, NOT EVEN ONCE, N NEVER TWICE…DATZ DA REASON U SHUD PUT YA FAITH IN CHRIST N CHANGE YA LIFE, AT LEAST IF U EXPECT 2 SURVIVE N STAY ALIVE…

LISTEN 2 MY ADVICE, DONT WORRY BOUT DA NIGGAZ WHO HATIN N LOOKIN SHIFE, PRAY 4 EM N 4GIVE EM CUZ DEY DUNNO WUT DEY DOIN AINT RITE, WITHOUT GOD U ALWAYZ GONE B LOST N BLIND…

U CAN RISE ABOVE NE THING WITH GOD N DA POWER OF YA MIND, DONT BELIEVE ME? WELL BELIEVE HIM, CUZ HE DA TRUTH, N DA TRUTH AINT NEVA LIED, N NEITHER HAVE I, DATZ DA REASON ME N GOD AINT KNOWN LOCALLY, BUT WORLDWIDE…

U CANT KEEP BANGIN N SAYIN U FOLLOWIN GOD, U GONE HAVE 2 PUT 1 BESIDE…U WALKIN DOWN 2 PATHZ N EVENTUALLY DEY GONE COLLIDE, U CAN HAVE A FUTURE DATZ DARK, OR A FUTURE DATZ BRIGHT, ITZ UP 2 U 2 DECIDE…1 THINGZ FASHO, U RUNNIN OUTTA TIME…

LET DA BIBLE N GOD B YA INFLUENCE N GUIDE, JUZ KNO IF U DONT CHANGE NOW, WHEN GOD KUMZ, U WONT B ABLE 2 HIDE, U CAN HAVE ALL DA $$$ IN DA WORLD, BUT GOD N HEAVEN IZ SUFFIN U CANT BUY…

DA WAY U AINT LIVIN AINT RITE, IF U DONT PUT GOD 1ST, U MITE GET LOCKD UP OR DIE, I KNO U TRYIN 2 EAT, BUT GOD ALWAYZ PROVIDEZ, IF U DONT ACCEPT HIM NOW, U MITE B DA 1 WHO GETZ DENIED….

ALL IM ASKIN U 2 DO IZ 2 MAKE YA MIND A LITTLE BIT MORE WIDE N TAKE IT 2 ANOTHER HEIGHT, IM TRYIN 2 SHARE MY WISDOM N MAKE U WISE, LEARN FROM MY MISTAKEZ N LISTEN 2 EVERY WORD I WRITE, CUZ IM ONLY TRYIN 2 MAKE U RISE N C GOD’Z LIGHT…

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Thoughts on this

I’m a twenty-one year veteran. Have served in the most forsaken places that shouldn’t even exist. Wars, skirmishes, relief efforts gone insane. Conceded fear as a normal presence. Seen things that still make me wanna puke.
Make me weep.

I recently had occasion to get some grub at a 24 hour diner in the heart of town. It was like 3 am and as I was leaving I suddenly found myself a piss away from 4 kids having a gun fight on the other side of my car. I
tucked in front of a potted plant on the sidewalk and gave them room. They were fearless….no…..reckless beyond any reasoning at all. Cover was not anissue. Crossfire was of no concern. Collateral damage? Pffft. Whatever.
It was the most foolish display I had ever seen in my entire life and travels. I knew that if they turned their attention on me I had a good chance at a counter, weighing the risks, but then….it was their manner. They just didn’t seem to give a shit.

What struck me even worse was that I looked up and the people in the diner just continued to eat…I mean, yeah there were gawkers….and a few people were spazzing, but mostly they just went on about it.

So the cops are enroute and the boys run away and I can’t believe for the life of me that at least one of them wasn’t leaking, but they just vanished and I quietly got in and drove away. As I drove home wondering about all this I started thinking about the graffiti along the way. I started hunting for information. Started trying to learn a little more about these kids and what I should be doing. I became obsessed. I finally landed here. On this site.

I am completely humbled by what I have read. I’ve been no-where. I’ve done nothing. I have failed in understanding where my efforts should have really been. When I was down for the wrong shit I could have been putting my
life to grind for something that is real.

I just want to let you know that this is working. Just being able to share time with people outside of their lives has to be an incredible thing to some of these people. So entombed are they in the life they have very little
control over. My heart is aching and so will others, I’m sure. I’m not too sure where I will go from here, but I know that I can help one person at a  time and for that person it means everything. I am eager to try.

All around me is this shiny rotten apple.

I will say this something to everyone if you so chose to publish this letter:

All you have is time. Nothing else is yours. Nothing. Love is not an
emotion. You can’t give it or take it or make or break it. You won’t
even feel it that much. It is an act. A selfless act of will. That’s real.
It does not seek it’s own reward. You’ll never get love back because you
want it, but the more time you spend in the act, the more you will
experience. So think about the time you have and how you spend it.

Believe me, it aint much. Hating is easy. Forgiveness is a bitch because the world says
that it’s weak. But that’s a lie. Loving and forgiving your enemies are
something that is noted in the cosmos. It is the most courageous act there is. It is
above the economy of man and his mortal pursuits. It is beyond the
borders of the hood, the city, the country, the planet. It will set you free
and force your enemies to hate themselves for hating you. I know these
words aren’t something that you can readily apply in your life; however, they are
a truth that can give you strength and quicken you over time….and all you
really have is time.

I’ll shut up now.

Vince

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Brother Doulos from our team drops another Bible study.

What Does The Word Say About Citzenship?

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Christlyfe Radio presents Episode 2 of “What Does Word Say” Radio Podcast. This weeks topic is Citizenship, please pull out your bibles and be blessed. Also if you would be so kind, share these words of life with your friends.

God Bless,
Doulos

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I haven’t been on here for years so many may not know me, but to those who do hope you have been well. To those I don’t know nice to meet you and hope you are doing well too:)

Anyways…onto my topic….Just wanted to let everyone know that God is NOT mad at you no matter what you have said or done because it’s not about anything you do it is about The Finished Work of Jesus Christ. His stripes bore ALL of our sickness, disease, and infirmity so that we could have His Divine Health. His blood was spilled so that we could be free from the bondage of sin…means all of our sins;past, present, and future (all of our sins were future at the Cross)are forgiven. We are completely cleansed. When our ABBA FATHER looks at us all He sees is perfection because He sees His Son! This makes me want to jump for joy…how about you? Have a Blessed night and nice to be back:)

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As we look at the state of gangs in 2011 we look at definitions of the types of most prevalent gangs…

Neighborhood Gangs Gangs or Local street gangs are confined to specific Neighborhood Gangs Gangss and jurisdictions and often imitate larger, more powerful national gangs. The primary purpose for many Neighborhood Gangs Gangs gangs is drug distribution and sales.

Source: 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment – Emerging Trends

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Continuing our examination of gangs and their groth we continue to feature extracts from The 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment – Emerging Trends.

Today we look at the growth of gangs.

Gangs are expanding, evolving and posing an increasing threat to US communities nationwide. Many gangs are sophisticated criminal networks with members who are violent, distribute wholesale quantities of drugs, and develop and maintain close working relationships with members and associates of transnational criminal/drug trafficking organizations. Gangs are becoming more violent while engaging in less typical and lower-risk crime, such as prostitution and white-collar crime. Gangs are more adaptable, organized, sophisticated, and opportunistic, exploiting new and advanced technology as a means to recruit, communicate discretely, target their rivals, and perpetuate their criminal activity.

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