The Often Overlooked Social Aspects Of An Armed Lifestyle
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The Suited Shootist
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DEFENSIVE LIGHTING CONDITIONS:
I'll caveat this upfront by acknowledging that there is no singular set of lighting conditions where defensive encounters occur.
With that out of the way, in the context of the typical (sub)urban-dwelling civilian defender, the "locations that would support a crime against a person" (to steal a line from Craig Douglas) tend to be some variation on the theme pictured here.
There tends to be ambient light to some degree or another.
While the environment doesn't NECESSARILY provide enough light to immediate identify what's in another person's hands at distance, that's also not how those assaults tend to unfold.
Crimes against a person take place up close, which necessitates the aggressor to find an acceptable/excusable way to get close to you.
Which suggests there needs to be enough light for them to select you as potential food from a distance.
If they have enough visual info to clock you as a potential payday from a distance, odds are the conditions also exist that you can identify them as a potential problem.
Between posture, body language, and how they respond to verbal commands, all that creates enough data points to inform whether or not this is degrading into "gun problem" territory.
On Her Own did a great post recently discussing MUC, which is what this is.
My point is that, in this environment, there's enough light to get reasonably articulate pre-assault cues and get a good sight/ target picture.
IF there wasn't enough light to really see what the other dude was doing, that can be leveraged to the defender's advantage as well as it pertains to clearing cover garments & staging the draw (aka Covered Ready)
All these factors are why I personally don't concern myself with weapon lights on carry guns.
Don't get me wrong, if you're able to accommodate one without any major wardrobe, lifestyle, or comfort concessions, rock on with your bad self.
But I'll never go out of my way to prioritize one on a carry gun, since they generally tend to make carry guns much more difficult to live with, and the harder it is to carry the more likely it is to get left at home.
Handheld lights are useful too. My only real defensive encounter was resolved with nothing more than a flashlight & good verbal agility. But in my mind, the light is more of a pre-assault/MUC tool, more akin to my OC spray.
Now obviously the rules change if you're:
- in an unincorporated/rural area with little to no lighting
- your job involves HUNTING bad guys
- there are medical/ physical limitations that necessitate additional light sources, etc
But for the middle 80% of the bell curve I think there's more useful things to focus time and money on.
You need to do an objective analysis of your situation and decide for yourself.
Don't let some rando on the internet tell you what you do or don't need.
Including me.
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Tonight I sit down with Sherman House of the Civilian Defender
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Why did I start dressing better?
I doubt she'd have stuck around this long if I hadn't.
Your partner should bring out the best in you.
Mine certainly did.
Happy Valentine's Day to my amazing wife.
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