WrongHanded
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Handheld? Yes! (Or sometimes No.)
WML? Also Yes! (Or also sometimes No.)
A handheld is great for searching, and for identifying someone or something we think might be a threat.
A WML is great for putting light on a threat right now.
Some people seem to think a WML light encourages people to point their gun at stuff. It only encourages idiots to do that. Everyone else still understands that they're holding a gun.
Some people seem to think they can do just as well in a combat situation with a handheld. But I doubt most of those people have considered the draw time on their non-dominant side with a handheld flashlight. The obvious answer is that they already have the light in their hand, but I doubt that's always true.
I carry a flashlight a lot, but not so much in the middle of a summer day. I like a WML in the winter, but can go without in the summer for concealment purposes.
For home defense, I certainly prefer a WML on my nightstand gun, right besides a powerful handheld. If I find a threat with the handheld, I'll drop it and transition to the WML.
I also vastly prefer a WML for camping. Because the woods get properly dark at night.
WML? Also Yes! (Or also sometimes No.)
A handheld is great for searching, and for identifying someone or something we think might be a threat.
A WML is great for putting light on a threat right now.
Some people seem to think a WML light encourages people to point their gun at stuff. It only encourages idiots to do that. Everyone else still understands that they're holding a gun.
Some people seem to think they can do just as well in a combat situation with a handheld. But I doubt most of those people have considered the draw time on their non-dominant side with a handheld flashlight. The obvious answer is that they already have the light in their hand, but I doubt that's always true.
I carry a flashlight a lot, but not so much in the middle of a summer day. I like a WML in the winter, but can go without in the summer for concealment purposes.
For home defense, I certainly prefer a WML on my nightstand gun, right besides a powerful handheld. If I find a threat with the handheld, I'll drop it and transition to the WML.
I also vastly prefer a WML for camping. Because the woods get properly dark at night.