{"id":62485,"date":"2016-08-23T15:54:38","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T19:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=62485"},"modified":"2016-08-23T15:54:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T04:07:13","slug":"ep-18-should-i-shoot-gun-mounted-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ep-18-should-i-shoot-gun-mounted-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep. 18 Should I Shoot? Why A Gun-Mounted Light Isn&#8217;t Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Img18717-KW.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-18-should-i-shoot-gun-mounted-light\" title=\"Ep. 18 Should I Shoot? Why A Gun-Mounted Light Isn't Enough\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ep. 18 Should I Shoot? Why A Gun-Mounted Light Isn't Enough\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-62486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Img18717-KW-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Img18717-KW\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Img18717-KW-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Img18717-KW-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Img18717-KW-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Img18717-KW-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Img18717-KW.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><em><strong>Editor\u2019s Note:<\/strong> The following is a post from Sammy Reese, a former Marine Corps Artillery Officer and retired police officer from California. He is a part-time range master for the police department he retired from as well as a life-long martial artist and combatives coach.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the last five episodes in this series:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/ep-13-shoot-disparity-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-18-should-i-shoot-gun-mounted-light\" title=\"Ep. 18 Should I Shoot? Why A Gun-Mounted Light Isn't Enough\">Ep. 13 Should I Shoot? Understanding Disparity of Force<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/should-i-shoot-gun-free-zone-not-helpless\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-18-should-i-shoot-gun-mounted-light\" title=\"Ep. 18 Should I Shoot? Why A Gun-Mounted Light Isn't Enough\">Ep. 14 Should I Shoot? \u2018Gun-Free Zone\u2019 Doesn\u2019t Mean You\u2019re Helpless<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/ep-15-shoot-home-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-18-should-i-shoot-gun-mounted-light\" title=\"Ep. 18 Should I Shoot? Why A Gun-Mounted Light Isn't Enough\">Ep. 15 Should I Shoot? Carrying a Gun Around the Home for Defense<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/ep-16-stay-vigilant-keep-skills-sharp\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-18-should-i-shoot-gun-mounted-light\" title=\"Ep. 18 Should I Shoot? Why A Gun-Mounted Light Isn't Enough\">Ep. 16 Should I Shoot? Why You Need to Always Be in Condition Yellow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/ep-17-should-i-shoot-war-police-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-18-should-i-shoot-gun-mounted-light\" title=\"Ep. 18 Should I Shoot? Why A Gun-Mounted Light Isn't Enough\">Ep. 17 Should I Shoot? The War on Police Officers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prior to a recent range session with a good friend of mine, he showed me the new rig he was using for concealed carry complete with weapon-mounted light. A light on concealed carry guns isn\u2019t anything new, but what surprised me was his statement. He said something like \u201c\u2026 since I have this weapon-mounted light, I don\u2019t need to carry a handheld flashlight anymore.\u201d This took us down the road of \u201cguess you will be pointing a loaded flashlight at everything and everyone you need to identify as possible threat or friend.\u201d The look on his face was priceless. \u201cI didn\u2019t think of that,\u201d he mumbled under his breath.<\/p>\n<p>Weapon-mounted lights are a great tool and I have them on several handguns, shotguns and rifles, but I am a firm believer in getting competent with a handheld light. The technology found in modern flashlights is utterly amazing to me when I look back at where they started. Back in the day, 60 lumens was considered a really bright compact light. Today, they can be found in smaller packages in hundreds of lumens.<\/p>\n<p>As we\u2019ve discussed at great length, the question \u201cshould I shoot?\u201d \u00a0will be based on individual circumstance applied to the belief of death or great bodily injury to us or another if we don\u2019t apply deadly force. Everything that can be done to help us make the decision is a good thing in my book.<\/p>\n<h2>See Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/factor-flashlights\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-18-should-i-shoot-gun-mounted-light\" title=\"Ep. 18 Should I Shoot? Why A Gun-Mounted Light Isn't Enough\">Factor LED Flashlights \u2014 Review<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Several years ago, my wife and I were sitting on a bench in our old neighborhood watching the sun go down over the ocean (it\u2019s a West Coast thing). There were probably 20 or so other people doing the same thing. When the fireball melted into the ocean and the crowd slowly dispersed, we stayed talking about life and where we wanted to go for dessert. The little park had lights, but there were many dark spots caused by the trees and bushes. I noticed a guy about 30 yards away who kept looking over his shoulder at us every few seconds. I wasn\u2019t overly concerned but was definitely in alert mode. I told my wife about the guy and said that if I stood up, it was time to leave if he came our way.<\/p>\n<p>About five minutes later, I could still see him but not clearly and decided it was time to go. As we walked, he started toward us at a trot asking quite loudly if we had some money. I had my handheld flashlight in my left hand and immediately hit him in the eyes with the beam. His hand went up to shield his eyes. I told my wife to get moving toward the car. I told the guy in a clear voice, \u201cI have no money for you. Leave us alone.\u201d He tried to walk toward us, but the combination of the light in his face and his hands up trying to shield his eyes made it really slow going for him. We were moving off line and creating space the entire time, which felt like minutes to me but was more likely 30 seconds from beginning to end.<\/p>\n<p>To answer the question \u2014 yes, I was armed, but in this case, if I didn\u2019t have the light to literally light him up, the gun being introduced would have been more of a problem than a solution. The light gave us time to get out of Dodge. It stopped his advance, and when he brought his hands up to shield his eyes, I was able to see his hands were empty.<\/p>\n<p>If all you have is a concealed handgun and no means to identify other force options at your disposal, maybe it\u2019s time to rethink the personal defense plan.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more critical information on the use of deadly force and other firearms and self-defense topics, visit <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscca.com\/GunsAmerica\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ep-18-should-i-shoot-gun-mounted-light\" title=\"Ep. 18 Should I Shoot? Why A Gun-Mounted Light Isn't Enough\"><em>www.uscca.com\/GunsAmerica<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If all you have is a concealed handgun and no means to identify other force options at your disposal, maybe it\u2019s time to rethink the personal defense plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":62486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,234,262,216,240],"tags":[132,586,291,642,211],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-62485","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-columns","9":"category-defensive-use-of-firearms","10":"category-s-h-blannelberry","11":"category-this-week","12":"tag-buzz","13":"tag-column","14":"tag-dgu","15":"tag-should-i-shoot","16":"tag-training"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ep. 18 Should I Shoot? 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