Circuit Magazine #55

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BUMP IN THE NIGHT behind cover and let your adversary come to you if an immediate escape is not available. The primary reason for a light is not to see the sights on your handgun, but to identify a potential adversary and provide you with positive target acquisition. This allows you to better scan the environment and when a potential threat is located, to better scan their body or bodies for potential weapons or monitor their movements. The light sources may often be standard white, halogen, green or strobe lights. Strobe lights often make it harder for a threat or adversary to pin down your position within the illuminated area. However, those same lights may also make it harder for you to detect minor movements on a potential adversary. In low light situations, the potential threat or adversary has four major options: 路 Stay hidden if they have not been detected. 路 Choose to fight. 路 Choose to flee. 路 Choose to comply with your commands.

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