Black Sabbath Motorcycle Club

Black Sabbath Motorcycle Club Nation

Motto	"A Breed Apart Since 1974"[1]
Founded	February 17, 1974[2]
Leader	Black Dragon
Leader title	National President
Key people	Robert D. Hubbard, William Charles Sanders, Alvin Ray, Paul Perry, Solomon, John Kearny
Region	National (23 chapters in the USA)[2]
Website	blacksabbathmc.com
Abbreviation	BSMC, 214

The Black Sabbath Motorcycle Club Nation is a national outlaw motorcycle club whose members ride all makes of street legal motorcycles (cruisers at least 750cc and sport bikes at least 600cc).^[2] As of 2014, it is not listed by the United States Department of Justice or California Department of Justice as an Outlaw Motorcycle Club or Gang.^[3][4]

Violence

Violent incidents have occurred in or around nationwide clubhouses.

• In 2002 a President Bull of the Zodiacs MC was killed after he pulled a gun on his former prospect who was partying at the Mother chapter with a new club in which he was interested. The former prospect slashed Bull's throat with a knife when he inadvertently looked away during the confrontation. This was the first killing ever committed at a BSMC clubhouse and it brought the city of San Diego down on top of the club house. The City Attorney initiated a campaign to shut the clubhouse down that nearly finished the BSMC off. Then National President Paul 'Pep' Perry stated that he knew there was a beef between the two but the President Bull had promised before entering the clubhouse that he would never bring violence to the BSMC clubhouse.^[5] The clubhouse was subsequently firebombed in retaliation for Bull's killing.
• In February 2010 the Mother chapter at 4280 was again targeted by arsonists who attempted to burn it to the ground right before the 2010 annual but were unsuccessful.^[6][7][8]
• In 2010 a man was fatally shot in a hail of gunfire outside the Phoenix chapter of the BSMC club house during an altercation over a woman. He died a block away while fleeing the scene.^[9][10] This incident caused the closing of the Phoenix chapter clubhouse.
• On May 11, 2012 San Diego Mother Chapter President Wild Dogg was murdered in front of the Black Sabbath MC clubhouse at 4280 Market Street during a drive by assassination. The case is still unsolved and open.^{[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]}

References

1. "The Mighty Black Motorcycle Club Nation". blacksabbathmc.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
2. Black Sabbath MC. "History of the Black Sabbath MC". Retrieved April 6, 2014.
3. US Department of Justince. "Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs". US Department of Justice. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
4. California Department of Justice. "Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs" (PDF). California Department of Justice. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
5. Black Iron Motorcycle Magazine (2001). "Bull of the Zodiacs is Killed in the BSSD Club House". Black Iron Motorcycle Magazine.
6. ABC 10 News (2 February 2010). "Fire Damages Black Sabbath Motorcycle Club". ABC 10 News. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
7. All Voices News (2 February 2014). "Fire Damages Black Sabbath Club House". All Voices News. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
8. San Diego Union Tribune (2 February 2010). "Attic Fire Burns Black Sabbath MC". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
9. Bikers of America (12 February 2010). "Phoenix AZ Police Seek Suspect in Fatal Shooting Near Private Club in Phoenix". Bikers of America. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
10. FoxNews.com (27 November 2010). "Fatal Shooting at a club in Industrial Area of Phoenix". FoxNews.com.
11. Channel 7 San Diego (11 May 2012). "Black Sabbath MC President Killed". Retrieved 7 April 2014.
12. Channel 7 San Diego (14 May 2012). "Black Sabbath MC Member Fears President was Targeted in Killing". Channel 7 San Diego. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
13. Los Angeles Times (13 May 2012). "Police Seek Killer of Black Sabbath Motorcycle Club Leader". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
14. 89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio (May 13, 2012). "Police Seek Killer of Black Sabbath Bike Club President". 89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
15. San Diego News TV (13 May 2012). "Fatal Shooting at Black Sabbath Motorcycle Club Mt. Hope". San Diego News TV. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
16. Hispanic News Network (14 May 2012). "San Diego Black Sabbath Motorcycle Club President Fatally Shot". Hispanic News Network. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
17. LA Times (12 May 2012). "President of San Diego chapter of Black Sabbath Motorcycle Club slain". LA Times. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
18. Gangster BB (6 August 2011). "Black Sabbath MC Leader Gunned Down". Gangster BB. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
19. NBC News and MSNBC.com (13 May 2012). "Police search for killer of 'Wild Dogg,' San Diego motorcycle club president". Police search for killer of 'Wild Dogg,' San Diego motorcycle club president. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
20. Valens, Jeffery S. (12 August 2012). "A Dark Night for the Black Sabbath Motorcycle Club". Law Offices of Jeffery S. Valens. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
21. All About Bikes (18 May 2012). "Black Sabbath Motorcycle Club Chapter President Killed in San Diego". All About Bikes. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
22. DailyMail.co (14 May 2012). "Hunt for killer of motorcycle gang boss as club pays tribute to leader they called 'Wild Dogg'". Daily Mail. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
23. San Jose Mercury News (13 May 2012). "San Diego motorcycle club president gunned down". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
24. CBS News (14 May 2012). "'Wild Dogg' Clyde Thompson Jr. Killed: Police searching for shooter of Calif. biker club leader". CBS News. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
25. CBS 8 (13 May 2012). "Local motorcycle club president gunned down in Mount Hope". CBS 8. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
26. World News (13 May 2012). "Black Sabbath Motorcycle Club President Killed". World News. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
27. GRAHAM, MARTY (13 May 2012). "No arrests in killing of San Diego biker group leader". Reuters. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

External links

• Official website