The brazen midday Sunday Texas shootout between dozens of motorcycle gang members shined a bright light on the seedy underbelly of outlaw biker gangs. At least one crew involved, the Bandidos, is an international gang considered on the same threat level as the Crips, Bloods and Aryan Brotherhood, according to a Texas public safety gang assessment. They’d been on the verge of war for months with the Cossacks, another, smaller crew that had recently made a move for increased turf and respect in Texas. The nine people killed in the Waco parking lot carnage all belonged to two gangs, the Cossacks and Bandidos, police said. Another 18 people were injured and cops arrested 170 people. The Bandidos are fiercly protective of the Texas patch and reportedly attacked Cossack members who flew the flag on their vests. A total of five different gangs were involved in the melee, Waco cops said. Here’s what we know about the Bandidos and Cossacks. –The Bandidos proudly flaunt themselves as a “one percenter” outlaw club.

The boast comes from an old quote by the American Motorcycle Association, which claimed in the 1960s that 99% of bikers were law abiders - leaving one percent to wreak havoc. Outlaw clubs, including the Hells Angels, have historically worn the label as a badge of honor. Members of the Cossacks are rounded up and held for questioning by the police Sunday following the carnage. OUTRAGE AS WACO, TEXAS BIKER FIGHT IS COMPARED TO BALTIMOREmotorcycle predator helmet ebay –Bandidos have more than 2,000 members among more than 90 chapters in the U.S., Canada, Europe and around the world in 13 different countries, according to the FBI. harley bobber for sale in paThe group is known to traffick in cocaine and marijuana, and produce and sell meth. motorcycle repair sault ste marie

Bandidos operate in at least 16 states, from Alabama to Nebraska and Wyoming. They’re most active in the “Pacific, Southeastern, Southwestern and the West Central regions of the U.S.,” according to the Department of Justice. “The Bandidos are expanding in each of these regions by forming additional chapters and allowing members of supporting clubs, known as ‘puppet’ or ‘duck’ club members who have sworn allegiance to another club but who support and do the ‘dirty work’ of a mother club - to form new or join existing Bandidos chapters.” yamaha vmax for sale texasThe Bandidos and Cossacks were two of five gangs that converged Sunday on Twin Peaks in Waco, Texas.dirt bikes for sale kx 65 –In Texas, the Bandidos, formed in the 1960s, avoid high-profile crimes “such as drive by shootings that many street gangs tend to commit,” according to the state DPS. ktm for sale southampton

“However, members are not covert about making their presence known by wearing the gang colors, insignia, and riding in large groups. They seek to turn public sentiment in their favor by organizing frequent charity runs. Bandidos are likely to focus on recruiting new members with no criminal history.” WACO SHOOTOUT AMONG WORST IN BIKER GANG VIOLENCE HISTORY Authorities say that the shootout victims were members of rival biker gangs that had gathered for a meeting. –Cossacks are not mentioned in the state gang assessment, but according to a law enforcement bulletin obtained by WFAA-TV, the group was working to grow its presence in Texas by eating into the Bandidos turf. The group had recently "started wearing the Texas patch on the bottom rocker of their vests without the approval of the Bandidos," the bulletin said. "Traditionally, the Bandidos have been the dominant motorcycle club in Texas and no other club is allowed to wear the Texas bar without their consent. If the club refuses, Bandidos members will attempt to remove the vest by force from the member."

Such actions led to several attacks, assaults and robberies, according to police, who feared the two factions were on the verge of a full-out war. –The Cossacks were reportedly in talks to ally with the Hells Angels, a big time Bandidos rival, according to Vox. And the Bandidos, who have historically run the state of Texas, took is as a slap in the face, according to Vox. “We knew the tensions with the Cossacks were as high as they’ve ever been,” Steve Cook, the executive director of the Midwest Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Investigators Association, told the website. “I don’t think anybody could have forecast it to the degree that it happened.” –Nearly 30 members of the Bandidos were indicted in 2009 in Lubbock, Texas, for trafficking meth from Modesto, Calif., to Texas. Another sting, in 2011, swept up Bandidos members in Denver, Colo., Dallas, San Antonio and Austin on charges of trafficking meth and cocaine, according to the FBI. –The president of the Abilene chapter of the Bandidos was arrested in November 2013 for stabbing two members of the Cossacks MC. Curtis Jack Lewis, 46, was wearing a shirt emblazoned with his Bandidos name and has a “Bandidos MC Property” sign on his motorcycle, according to KTAB-TV.

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