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Bad guys with guns, in the darkness, should not be searched for with a visable light in your hands! This practice will not lead to a fulfilled life!

LONG before the era of night vision scopes, there were only two flashlights permited on the wrong side of the wire..

The Corpsman and the guy with the radio/map had a light...
Everyone carried batteries -- but ONLY these two lights..
We actually used red plastic inserts to hide the light and protect our own night vision.
Yes, I said map....this was pre-GPS!

The only "SAFE" illumination is the one YOU hang high in the sky --- to light up the whole freaking place and blind the stupid bastards that stare at that star shell as it slowly drifts to earth...while you keep your eyes DOWN and scan the area for targets...

I would think that walking around with a visable light, looking for a bad guy -- would be like asking to get killed..
Just an old fart's opinion...

Happy New Year folks!
Semper Fi

Glad we agree, great to get feedback from those that really did it.

I think folks are seduced by sexy TV dramas showing SWAT teams (as in 4-6 guys together!) rushing into rooms: but they are wearing armor head to toe, and already know the layout and have just stunned the bad guys with flash bang grenades. They are in full out "ID and shoot right now" mode. Totally different from a homeowner on his own!