A Night Inside South Florida’s Gang Wars [View all]

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MIAMI (CBS4) — Spend a night with the Miami-Dade Police Department’s Gang Unit, and its commander, Lt. Luis Almaguer, and you will be forever on the move.

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During this traffic stop, police find a handgun and some powder cocaine inside the car. Almaguer says the gangs have learned how to structure their crews so that at least one of them can be legally armed.

One member of a crew will have a concealed weapons permit, allowing them to be armed.

In Florida, anyone can get a gun permit as long as they have not been convicted of a crime. In some cases, Almaguer claimed, individuals may have multiple of arrests, but they get to keep their gun permit until they have an actual conviction.

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/05/07/a-night-inside-south-floridas-gang-wars/