If you take the cartels out of the mix I believe the street gangs will fall apart. Take away the money supply and the gang activity in cities like Chicago will decline greatly. I believe that the cartels are nothing more than terrorist and should be handled as so. Legalizing drugs will help but cartels will still exist. The gangs running some cities also should be consider terrorist as well you should not be afraid to walk down the street in your own town. The government talks big on curving violence yet won't address the problems that cause it. All the government wants to do is blame guns and there owners.