Why Being Outnumbered May Not Be A Reason To Not Act

By Tom Knighton

While there aren’t many hard numbers to back this up, I suspect most armed citizens only figure they’ll have to deal with a single, armed bad guy should they need to use their firearm. I figure a few others sport fantasies about going all John Wick on a gang of criminals, but recognize it for what it is, a fantasy.

Contrary to what some might think, the average gun owner doesn’t let his fantasies override his good sense.

When you’re outnumbered and outgunned, discretion might be the better part of valor.

Then again…

LEXINGTON, NC (WFMY) – A Lexington teen was found dead behind a vacant house Wednesday morning after several calls to police about gunshots were found to be linked. Thursday, police sent a release saying the teen was part of an attempted robbery among four people.

Police say during the robbery the victim shot a gun, striking 18-year-old Antoine Gelzer. All parties left the scene after that with the victim leaving in a car and Gelzer and his three associates on foot.

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Earlier police reports said around 11:30 p.m., Lexington police got a call from someone who heard gunshots around Connor St. and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The caller told …Read the Rest

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