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we are all aware of incidents where the bad guy(s) chose to shoot it out with numerous, well-armed, police officers.
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There's no question that these guys are out there. However, it's worth noting that in many of these types of cases, the option to flee is no longer available to the criminal. In other words, his only choices are die or be caught. Generally speaking, the criminal can always flee from an armed encounter with a non-LEO citizen.
It's also worth noting that a criminal who gets into a confrontation with police KNOWS he's getting into an armed encounter up front. In a typical mugging, the criminal expects an unarmed victim.
I'm not saying that people should plan for the criminal to run at the sight of the gun or at the sound of the shot, but if we're talking about what is likely or unlikely, that's a different story.