gangland

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Congress first restricted machine guns in 1934 in response to the gangland murders during Prohibition, including the Valentine’s Day massacre in Chicago.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2024

Like the cops, crooks and gangland toughs who populate his books, Don Winslow has something of a street fighter’s mentality.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Students normally picked comedies, but Ashanti went with "Colors," the 1988 drama about Los Angeles cops patrolling gangland beats.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2022

Eventually, she began appearing in guest roles on TV shows, including the legal comedy “Night Court,” and in films such as director Sergio Leone’s 1984 gangland epic “Once Upon a Time in America.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2022

This was the loyalty of gangland, worthy a better cause.

From The Exploits of Elaine by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)