actual gunplay rarer yet. Yet, I never worked a night where I did not have need of my flashlight. Routine searching and probing with a handheld light is a very common event and threat man- agement techniques should flow from there. When things don’t look right,
both gun and light should come into play. Assuming no specific threat has been identified, the gun is controlled by the strong hand while the light probes the dark- ness independent of the muzzle. I prefer to tuck the gun in close to the chest with the muzzle angled slightly down and away. This avoids covering any innocents with the muzzle of my drawn pistol, but allows me to quickly respond in the blink of an eye. Inside of 10 yards, from threat recognition to hits on a threat is less than a second. Without question, we have
a moral and legal obligation to know exactly what we’re shoot- ing at, regardless of lighting con- ditions. In dark environments, lights give us that ability and provide us the visual feedback we need to arrive at the correct deci- sion. If you carry a gun, you also need to carry a light. So what’s best? Handheld or As for me, I’ll
gun-mounted?
take both. In fact, I’m very com- fortable with SureFire’s “Tac- tical Trinity” concept, which advocates the use of a primary handheld light, backup light, and gun-mounted light. Hand- held lights are the more flexible tool, but weapon-mounted lights boast some very big advantages. On shoulder weapons, I consider a gun-mounted light the most im- portant accessory you can attach next to a sling. Recognize that gun-mounted
lights are an adjunct, not a re- placement
for handheld lights.
When conducting low-light training, I make it a point to run drills where shooters transition from handheld to gun-mounted lights as the threat level increas- es. Performing routine search tasks with a gun-mounted light goes way beyond impolite into the realm of reckless. In order for your training to be
valid, it must match the pattern of
the anticipated encounter. A
good light, along with some sol- id training, can go a long way in keeping you safe. Luck clearly fa- vors the prepared individual. *
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