If you belong to an outlaw motorcycle gang like the Hells Angels, does that make you an outlaw? Can you be arrested simply for being a member?

The violence these gangs inflict on a regular basis can happen ... the majority of law-abiding bikers join a regular motorcycle club (MC). MCs are a completely different story.

There's no statute outlawing mere membership in a gang, but there are ways for people to be charged collectively.

For more than 40 years, Ricky Ciarniello was the public face and voice of B.C.’s notorious Hells Angels motorcycle gang.