The jihadis may not know this, but small towns and rural areas in general are populated with folks who know how to protect themselves. And if the folks are too provoked, well.....
This is a point that they don't get at all. I had a "eureka" moment when I was going to sleep last night or the night before, exactly about this. They are underestimating us, as all our enemies have. They don't understand us AT ALL.
I dread the thought of this "sleeping giant" awakening (by necessity) to an internal threat. It almost makes me want to feel sorry for them. Almost.