And......if you go looking for Mr Bad Guy and cause bodily harm or death...you have become the hunter and he the hunted.....and you just may be paying the "bad guys" family for the rest of your life....AND be prosecuted.
The accessory for modern guns that will get you killed.
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And......if you go looking for Mr Bad Guy and cause bodily harm or death...you have become the hunter and he the hunted.....and you just may be paying the "bad guys" family for the rest of your life....AND be prosecuted.
Besides becoming the hunter of bad guys in your house at night. You had better know exactly what family is in your house and you have gone through training what they will do. Real case: Yes crook came into the house at night, Dad had a .45. and went hunting. His son popped out of his room. Dad killed his own son. Not my case but I got the information from the investigator.
I did have a case that Dad killed his daughter in the doorway. She was drunk, she didn't have the house key. She was screaming and had a boyfriend with her. Dad went to the front door armed with a 10-22. He heard a man and woman outside. She slammed into the door and it opened, she was shot just once. Died on way to ER.
Be careful.
I did have a case that Dad killed his daughter in the doorway. She was drunk, she didn't have the house key. She was screaming and had a boyfriend with her. Dad went to the front door armed with a 10-22. He heard a man and woman outside. She slammed into the door and it opened, she was shot just once. Died on way to ER.
Be careful.
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What I don't like about weapon mounted lights goes along with the adage of "don't point your gun at things you aren't willing to shoot." To look at anything, you're pointing your gun at it. "What did I just step on?" Pointing a gun. "Oh, that's the shutter making noise." Pointing a gun.
However, since the military and the police do it, we can assume that it is the safest and bestest practice going.
However, since the military and the police do it, we can assume that it is the safest and bestest practice going.
I say throw a flash bang around the corners and then shoot a flare into the room to light up the bad guy. Then one does not need a flashlight to see, and will not be giving away their position.
I'm on the no light on a gun side of the fence... but on top of that I'm also of the opinion the dark can be your friend ....
but then I spend a lot of my time in the dark it seems... at least I'm often in it.
but then I spend a lot of my time in the dark it seems... at least I'm often in it.
I agree with that word.....practice......educate ones self....TRAIN. .....have a plan......average Joe Boo won't, and they are the idiots that think negatively about some new fangled gadget like a WML.
So carry a flashlight in addition to the gun, then, if you don't have the trigger discipline to operate a WML without discharging it. I have a flashlight on my belt all day/every day, along with a Gerber multi-tool.
Your finger should not even be in the trigger guard area until you are ready to fire. People make so much of nothing
How do you shoot what you cannot see?
Have you ever heard of Stevie Wonders bullseye scores? or Ray Charles IDPA scores? Me either.......
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Primary rule of gun handling, don't point your gun at anything unless you are willing to put a hole in it. "WMLs" encourage you to break that rule.
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Luke, use the Force.
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fbi started teaching cross hand light hold decades ago for this reason.
btw....the most common accessory that can kill you is a finger attached to a defective body.
btw....the most common accessory that can kill you is a finger attached to a defective body.
Only for the untrained and/or weak minded.
Keeping your booger picker off the bang switch until the moment you are ready to put a hole in someone is the primary rule of gun handling.
A WML is nothing more than a flashlight on a handle up until your index finger gets involved.
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Rule number one is don't point it things you don't want to shoot.
https://www.nssf.org/safety/rules-firearms-safety/
NRA Gun Safety Rules
At the NRA, firearm education and safety is paramount—that’s why we offer a variety of programs and services to promote the safe handling, use and storage of firearms.
Rules for Safe Gun Handling
Follow these rules whenever you handle a gun: ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. This is the primary rule of gun safety. A safe direction
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You do you.
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Thats all fine and dandy on a range, or in a LGS, a Boys Scout 22 shoot, showing a buddy your safe queen, or any controlled scenario for marksmanship/display of a weapon........but this thread is debating the use of firearms in a defense scenario. At that point some rules are improvised a bit here and there....use range rules on the street and you won't live long enough to see the range again.
Read my sig line. The "old" sarge knew of which he spoke.
Rule number one is don't point it things you don't want to shoot.
https://www.nssf.org/safety/rules-firearms-safety/
NRA Gun Safety Rules
At the NRA, firearm education and safety is paramount—that’s why we offer a variety of programs and services to promote the safe handling, use and storage of firearms.gunsafetyrules.nra.org
Rules for Safe Gun Handling
Follow these rules whenever you handle a gun: ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. This is the primary rule of gun safety. A safe direction
You do you.
A casual day at the range isn't on par with dealing with things that go bump in the night.
You do you, and I suggest you call the authorities because you seem incapable of dealing with the gravity of the situation
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Safety rules are safety rules.
You can call the authorities, if you trust them.
BTW, even Jeff Cooper put the finger on the trigger after don't point.
Also, ad hominem attacks are a sure sign that you know that you don't have a valid point.
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Glad you brought him up....
The Col also had this saying:
"Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands"
- Col. Jeff Cooper/USMC RET
That saying of his is drilled into you at SAMI school.......think about it.
Perhaps you already have, but now research some of the Cols writings on use of a pistol in CCB or PD scenarios.
