At the risk of sounding complete asshole, I’m going to take you seriously for about ten minutes, then probably go back to making fun of you.
Your “job” is something illegal. My best bet is you’re making a delivery or some shit, which you shouldn’t be doing, but whatever. Do what you do.
The God’s honest truth is that if there’s a group of guys hunting for you who are not opposed to using weapons, you are in a dangerous situation. They may not be trained fighters, but that don’t mean shit if one of them has a knife or a gun. If you move on that head on, you’re going to get killed- its nearly guaranteed.
What I would do if I was such a man, is move only at night, watch your ass, and avoid the group. The smart thing to do would be to get your “job” done then bug the fuck out, but you don’t sound as if you’re going to do this. So in that vein, I would say you have to fight in a guerrilla fashion- catch them one at a time and do what you do. I’m not going to say what to do further than that because cops generally have a problem with what I would say, as do most juries and judges. That’s up to you.
Mace is not a great idea. If its a windy day, you’re as fucked as they are. If you’re hyper and all banged out on adrenaline or… other shit… than you’re as likely to spray yourself.
Now see, this is what I don’t quite understand- you think that if you get at them, the problem is going to go away. I don’t know what kind of mobsters they have where you live, but where I live, that gets them more angry at you, and more determined to end you. I don’t see why you think violence is, in this situation, going to miraculously break the mold and not beget more violence. You’re a lot more likely to up the stakes and raise their Irish up than solve this problem.
And you say you have the element of surprise? Not really bro. When you’re comin at someone, you only get the drop on them if you planned it that way. It’s called “the initiative” in war terms. It can be given away just as easily as it’s gained, and not for nuthin’, but you really don’t sound like the sharpest tack. Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe not. But it’s your awareness that will keep you alive… and in your situation, where the deck is clearly stacked against you, it sounds like you’re going to end up dead. If I was you, I’d pick a new career. But that’s just me bro.
You want some shit to read? Go to scribd.com and download Marc Macyoung’s “Street Escape and Evasion.” It’s the most practical work I’ve read that deals with your… situation.
On top of that, though, go read Meditations on Violence by Rory Miller.
Then, don’t do whatever you’re going to do. Go back to college, or high school, or wherever, and get out of the game.
Or otherwise… Holy Macaroni motherfuckers, I’m talkin to a dead man.