Gangs of new zealand?

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Why are there so many gangs for a small country, is it safe there, will you get shot?

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We have a lot of people who think they are in gangs, not a lot of the real deal though. I guess they want to be like those American gangtas you see on TV.

Actually I used to live close to the Mongrel Mob's headquarters. Sometimes I'd pass one of them on the street and we'd say hi to each other, nice guys really but not extremely polite. They usually fight other gangs when high or drunk, never random people.

And for the record I have never seen a gun in NZ, even on a police officer. We don't need them.