Orion8472
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I was over at my sister's, last night. Where my car was parked was rather dark. My sister and I walked out to the curb to take care of the trash bin, and while doing so, her husband kinda crouched in the dark area at my car, and as we were walking back, I saw his form, was pretty certain it was him, . . .but he quick pops out to "scare us" [my sister, mostly]. Now, I recognized his body shape and figured it was him, so never went for my carry gun. But IF it had been someone else, . . . or if I hadn't quickly recognized the situation, something bad COULD have happened.
So, it got me wondering if I SHOULD have a tac light on my gun. Not sure what to think on this. If I HAD a light on my gun, in that situation, I would have drawn on my brother in law. I could have a small flashlight on my belt to identify dangers, . . . but if it had been an attacker, that time to "pull a flashlight to identify who it was", could have been time used to pull a gun, if the attacker started to move towards us. I suppose a person could grab both from their belt.
My brother in law was about 5 yards by the time we saw him.
What is your thoughts on this?
So, it got me wondering if I SHOULD have a tac light on my gun. Not sure what to think on this. If I HAD a light on my gun, in that situation, I would have drawn on my brother in law. I could have a small flashlight on my belt to identify dangers, . . . but if it had been an attacker, that time to "pull a flashlight to identify who it was", could have been time used to pull a gun, if the attacker started to move towards us. I suppose a person could grab both from their belt.
My brother in law was about 5 yards by the time we saw him.
What is your thoughts on this?