A handgun should be a handgun, and a flashlight should be a flashlight

[oleheat]

I agree with you about the gun culture at NYPD but that just reinforces the point that the flashlight didn't cause this the Officer did. Equal Opportunity, poor training, cultural bias against firearms, and Admin that loots the training budget first and always all played a bigger role in this than the gizmo on the gun.

Cool. That makes a lot of sense.

 

[Vanilla Gorilla]

Honest question here....Why was his finger on the trigger while turning on his light? Should your finger not go to the trigger untill you are ready to fire?

His finger shouldn't have been anywhere near his trigger whilst he was actuating the light. There is no reason to have your finger on the trigger until you are ready to fire.

 

[Dustin-R]

The points made about LEARNING a piece of gear are valid. It has become entirely too common in our society for an idiot NOT to be held accountable for his/her actions or mistakes. "I didn't MEAN to do it!" has become a bleat that is actually listened to these days.To me, the above-described screw-ups with gun-mounted lights are no different from the soccer mom with a cell phone glued to her ear, and her head firmly up her ass, who causes a fatality crash through inattention.

I think the gun mounted light is a good tool to someone who is properly trained and proficiant in the correct uses of it , and a hazard if YOU are not capable of turning it on without firing a shot. If you screw up buy pulling the trigger while turning on your light own up to it you screwed up someone got hurt. Take responsibility for your actions. You just SHOT someone by trying to turn your light on.

To answer the question. It can be a hazard, but so can gasoline if not used properly.

 

[Tim67]

Your taking a lack of training, and blaming it on the tool. I'm not going to blame my pencil for my bad penmanship.

+1

 

[Speedlace]

The title of the thread, opinions in the article and the question posed are not opinions of my own.

I found it strange that a firearms "expert" would say that about weapon mounted lights, and thought it would make for a good point of discussion .

 

[Nolacopusmc]

The title of the thread, opinions in the article and the question posed are not opinions of my own.

I found it strange that a firearms "expert" would say that about weapon mounted lights, and thought it would make for a good point of discussion .

Did you notice said expert's lineage?

 

[Gus McCrae]

Your taking a lack of training, and blaming it on the tool. I'm not going to blame my pencil for my bad penmanship.

Don't forget that guns kill people.

 

[jphilp87]

Your taking a lack of training, and blaming it on the tool. I'm not going to blame my pencil for my bad penmanship.

Don't forget that guns kill people.

So do Pencils.... when not used properly