Yeah it would be a war, tho a short one. Majority of people involved in gangs would give it up once they see/hear a couple members renounce or get killed on video.
The ones who don't, well they deserve to die. Imagine being such a demon that you'll fight for the Right to be in a violent gang.
Time for civilians to go on the offensive.
Thats just not how life works. This exact thing happened in Iraq in 2003. The Sunni death squads would go into the Shia neighborhoods, pissed that they lost positions of power. The Shia death squads started going into the Sunni neighborhoods at night. That started a civil war that lasted until 2007.
That method would hurt more innocent bystanders than it could ever potentially help. Have you ever raided a house, at night, with people in it? Have you ever ambushed someone in an urban setting? What’s to stop that force (with their minimal training) from getting frustrated and shooting everyone inside of a house? Do you understand how difficult all that shyt is, without collateral loss, even with people who trained for it for years?
Heavy handed bullshyt like that is what creates Insurgencies and, their support, around the world. Why do you think it would stop anything?

