I agree in general with much of what you're saying and yeah those things should go a long way towards gun violence related to crime but you're not going to greatly improve things for that 800lb Gorilla until we solve systemic racism. I know a lot of conservatives don't like to hear that but it's real whether they want to admit it or not I'm not sure how much those things would solve crime. People living on drug dealing make a hell of a lot more then $2000 per month if they're doing it right. Making drugs legal doesn't necessarily stop black market activity though I mean we see that in states where marijuana has been legalized. Also ending the war on drugs doesn't mean that all drugs will suddenly become legal it would probably be more of a shift from incarceration to rehabilitation. Closing the DV loophole is the part of your plan that would do the most for solving gun violence in my opinion especially with these mass murders I don't know the numbers but a very higher percentage of mass shooter have a history of domestic violence and closing that loophole could have a fairly rapid effect although I'm sure for many if they couldn't get a gun they would find some other way to express their aggression. Another thing that would help a lot, especially with school shootings is to raise the age where you can purchase or own a gun to 21. I saw a report recently where they listed all the big school shootings of the past 20 years a nd they were almost all between 17 and 20 years of age. So if we could stop people from getting guns until they are 21 and do a better job of recognize the violent tendencies of these young people and get them in some form of treatment that could have a very immediate effect in reducing gun violence. Plus there is more support for that sort of approach even among the gun owning crowd then there is for banning certain weapon types. There's a false belief among people if you get rid of assault rifles the mass shootings will stop but there is not much support for that one of the worst mass shootings was VA Tech and that was all handguns.My solutions will admittedly take time to feel their effects. Which is one of it's biggest downfalls admittedly. Likely a generation or 2. But this problem took a long time to develop. It will take a long time to unfuck it as well. It is not a quick fix solution by any means. So the instant gratification crowd will hate it. But I believe with every fiber of my being that my solution has merit. I believe it would work.
Re: UBI, that's to help address the 800 lb. gorilla in the room - Black on black violence, the largest contributor of gun violence in this country. Ending the War on Drugs is the first part of reducing that statistic. A UBI is the second part. I've known far too many good people who have turned to the drug trade to support themselves and their families. Nobody is born wanting to be a criminal. But circumstances force people to make that decision.
And that's not even scratching the surface of the nature vs. nurture aspect of it. When a child grows up in a household and is surrounded by 2 or 3 generations of people who have had to be criminals just to survive, it's the only thing they know. So of course that's the only path they see. Are there exceptions to this? Absolutely. But I'd rather it be the norm rather than the exception. Lifting folks out of poverty has got to be a step to reducing gun violence. Otherwise it won't stop. The violence will just move to whatever trade fills in the financial void that ending the War on Drugs will create. How stupid is it going to look when we (America) end the War on Drugs and killings start over collection of aluminum cans?
Ever fight with your old lady about money? Would an extra $2000 a month have stopped a lot of those fights? Hey look, I just took a chunk of Domestic Violence calls out of the system. Another pretty significant chunk of gun violence I might add. Not to mention that 60% of all mass shooters have a history of DV.
The single largest contributing factor to gun violence, outside of the actual guns themselves. is poverty. That is a policy choice. Eliminate the poverty, and you eliminate a whole lot of gun violence.