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it's sad, but the fact that some tactical light firms have advertised and marketed their products as having effective "stopping power" (with both blinding candle power and dedicated purpose-made impact weapon points) is the probable cause for flashlights gaining the attention of enforcers... wonder what ever happen to the notion of speaking softly and carry a big stick? (no! make that a light stick)??! Can't exactly blame the authorities on acting when the cat is let out of the bag.
 
it's sad, but the fact that some tactical light firms have advertised and marketed their products as having effective "stopping power" (with both blinding candle power and dedicated purpose-made impact weapon points) is the probable cause for flashlights gaining the attention of enforcers... wonder what ever happen to the notion of speaking softly and carry a big stick? (no! make that a light stick)??! Can't exactly blame the authorities on acting when the cat is let out of the bag.

Wow, I can't believe that there are people who actually agree with such ridiculous regulations. I guess that is where these things begin. Prohibiting flashlights is on par with prohibiting first aid kits or fire extinguishers. There are countless examples of flashlights used to perform life saving functions during emergency situations. Have you ever been attacked from a flashlight wielding assailant? I wonder what the statistics are? Quite fractional, I'm sure. Prohibiting flashlights is utterly appalling, under any circumstances, in any civilized society.
 
Tactical lights can produce a "dazzle" effect that temporrily startles or disorients someone. I've seen this happen; I've done it myself, in one case. You cannot, however, count on that effect. It's a bonus if it works but not something that can be produced reliably.

That said, I managed to stun myself monkeying about with a 120-lumen tactical light. My wife called from the next room to ask what I was yelling about.
 
ahhh, by jove you've seen the light...
btw, the earliest of aluminium flashlights of tactical baton quality can be attributed to one Donald Keller.
He had designed these torches as impact weapons first with illumination coming in as a close second.
He was amongst other things besides being a tactical flahlight designer (initially begining in 1968 for his own Kel-Lite Industries until 1972, with design brilliant hard hitting ideas for Legend/Brinkmann, Streamlight, Maglite, even ASP) was formerly a Deputy Sherrif too.
-http://www.wvstatepolice.com/training/educator/july_2001.htm
 
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