This would be considered a offense under the PC 246. If you are known to be with a gang, then you can be charged with the PC 186.22, the gang enhancement statute.
For these offenses you can get any of the following: 6 months to one year in county jailOr, state prison time of 3, 5 or 7 yearsAnd/or a fine up to $10,000Possible formal probation as an alternative to state prison or county jail time or in conjunction with some time spent incarcerated in county jailA “strike” on your record pursuant to California’s three strikes lawIf you are not a US citizen, you face the potential of deportation as this is a crime of moral turpitudeIf you already had a strike on your record, a conviction here automatically doubles your sentence since this is a violent felony. If you had two strikes, you will be sentenced to 25 years to life.
An editorial from the Charleston Mercury I'm 1860 can help us to understand the chief reasons behind the outbreak of the US civil war. A Charleston Mercury editorial termed the US civil war as the Southern war of Independence. This is a primary source which was written during the time of US civil war.
