If the Government were to declare gangs as domestic terrorists, law enforcement would have access to additional resources as well as the ability to use legal means such as the Patriot Act against them.
Noun 1. domestic terrorism - terrorism practiced in your own country against your own people; "the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City was an instance of domestic terrorism"
act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear.
Do gangs not meet this definition? Let us take a stand against the senseless violence and death gangs have caused!