During World War I, the United States established sugar and grain rations that led to the prohibition of alcohol. Gangsters began ordering shipments of illegal alcohol and selling them for large sums of money. When prohibition continued after the war, large gangs and crime began to arise in major cities (Trespacz 33-37). The city of Chicago was divided into several fighting gangs led by mafia bosses. The southern territory was led by Al Capone, while his rival Bugs Moran ran the north of Chicago. Capone always planned to control the entire Chicago gang territory at any cost (Kaczmarek 1). The gruesome event of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre demonstrated how ruthless and cunning Capone was in achieving his goal. Taking advantage of the high demand for alcohol of the period, Capone had the perfect basis to harm his enemy. Moran's headquarters was located in the SMC Cartage Company garage at 2122 N. Clark Street. An intelligent leader who maintained his protection, Al Capone sent gangsters to watch from homes and buildings across the street. These gangsters would inform Capone about the garage, allowing Capone to plan his attack on Moran. When he felt he had enough information, Capone created a plan that involved tricking Bugs Moran into making a deal for bootleg liquor with a Detroit drug dealer. The deal was indeed fake; however, Moran did not know this and hoped that the deal would hurt his competition. Delivery of the shipment was scheduled for February 14, 1929 at 10:30 am (Kaczmarek 1). Moran easily accepted the offer to ship counterfeit liquor because he had already done business with the retailer without any problems (Trespacz 8-9). Capone had set the trap and Moran mistakenly fell for it. Al Capone was ready to continue… mid-paper… it meant killing seven men with a dubious plan, to thwart his rival and take over as mob boss in Chicago. Although Capone could not be blamed, two of his men were convicted at trial, but were murdered before they could testify. Capone was eventually charged with neglecting federal income tax and died after ten years in prison (Cavendish 2). His death meant that the city's crime would decline and authorities could again enforce laws limiting violence. Today, cities and states seek to prevent such sadistic conduct by establishing new laws to prevent further violence. For example, gun owners must register all guns they purchase so investigators can track them if the gun is used in a crime. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre was a dark event in America; it sets a precedent for the chaos that occurs when crime is not quelled and gangsters come to power.