“I worry less about it as the need for a light in the CCW fight paradigm is damn near zero. I note that in exactly none of the 62+ CCW shootings that Tom Givens students were involved in was a light used, or needed. When you have an armed robber in your face the need to PID the target is greatly reduced. CCW folks don’t, or shouldn’t, be chasing people into dark holes.”
-Chuck Haggard
“I’ve never encountered a civilian CCW holder with a weapon-mounted light that had a clear idea of when to use it or how to use it. Handheld I strongly recommend as a tool for life. WML… get training before you throw on one, then decide. To get them thinking, I ask them how they will feel pointing the gun at their family to identify them.”
-Ken Nelson
Firearm User Network 
Andrew Branca
Feb 08, 2017 @ 08:18:42
While I agree with the sentiments of both these gentleman regarding the “necessity” for a WML, I would note in fairness that most quality weapons mounted lights throw sufficient lumens that it’s not necessary to point the light (and therefore the muzzle) directly at a prospective target in order to obtain sufficient illumination for identification purposes. There are plenty of perfectly good reasons why a WML is probably not a necessity for civilian CCW (several of which are cited above) without the need to throw in ones that don’t actually apply–to do so just confuses the matter.
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John M. Buol Jr.
Feb 08, 2017 @ 08:29:39
Good points. I’ll defer to Ken Nelson’s suggestion: “WML… get training before you throw on one, then decide.”
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