For some, gang is family.
Wonder if it was all popguns and heavy winter jackets.
I've been thinking about it, and I supposed that technically, George Bailey went out to Nick's bar on Christmas Eve for a drink. However, I believe there were extenuating circumstances.
I am pretty sure that George and his boy Clarence weren't packin' his .380 auto to kilz any %^&*^ who disrespected him.