Here's the extract from he rules about the gear hive scum can take.
"The Hive Scum may be equipped with up to 60 credits’ worth of weapons and Wargear from the Trading Post. They may take any Common item and may take any item with a Rarity value of 7 or below. The only weapons they may take are Pistols, Close Combat Weapons and Basic Weapons. They may be armed with up to three weapons, only one of which may have the Unwieldy Weapon Trait, and this counts as two weapons choices. "
Don't forget in campaigns you only hire the scum for a single battle and they don't actually join your gang permanently.
As for the group activation I'd say yes as, although they aren't actually a part of your gang, for all intents and purposes they are basically a ganger (with different stats and gear) for this battle.
"The Hive Scum may be equipped with up to 60 credits’ worth of weapons and Wargear from the Trading Post. They may take any Common item and may take any item with a Rarity value of 7 or below. The only weapons they may take are Pistols, Close Combat Weapons and Basic Weapons. They may be armed with up to three weapons, only one of which may have the Unwieldy Weapon Trait, and this counts as two weapons choices. "
Don't forget in campaigns you only hire the scum for a single battle and they don't actually join your gang permanently.
As for the group activation I'd say yes as, although they aren't actually a part of your gang, for all intents and purposes they are basically a ganger (with different stats and gear) for this battle.
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