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To: marktwain

Excellent advice. Never thought of the flashlight. The rehearsing is the best advice. I don’t rehearse anything and I know that is not good.


3 posted on 07/23/2012 10:16:38 AM PDT by Paved Paradise
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To: Paved Paradise

I carry this one for work..

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001TNJ02Q/?tag=hyprod-20&hvadid=15470184459&hvpos=1o3&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12744703761095219659&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&ref=asc_df_B001TNJ02Q

It’ll blind ya if you happen to point it at your eyes..

I bought the combo listed on the page through my Mac Tools dealer.. I paid more than amazon prices for it but it is worth every penny.. The beam cuts through anything and rechargeable batteries is a huge plus. Mine charges via 110 volt or 12 volts.

It’s also got good weight to it. I am sure if I hit someone over the head with it hard enough they’ed go down for the count and the light would continue to work.

I accidently left mine in the suspension of a XJ12 I was working on. Set the car down on it. Dented the body of the light but it still works just fine :)


18 posted on 07/23/2012 10:28:34 AM PDT by cableguymn (For the first time in my life. I fear my country's government.)
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To: Paved Paradise

I always have one with me - small, 380 lumens, and has a strobe setting. Blinding in the dark


20 posted on 07/23/2012 10:29:00 AM PDT by whatexit
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To: Paved Paradise

The flashlight is good advice in most situations. It would not have worked in Aurora. The theater was filled with smoke, so a bright light would not have blinded the perp and would only have pinpointed anyone carrying the light. As anyone who has driven a car through heavy fog can testify, using your brights just throws a wall of reflected light up in front of you, making it even more difficult to see.


25 posted on 07/23/2012 10:31:07 AM PDT by ottbmare (The OTTB Mare)
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To: Paved Paradise

I did think of flashlight when I visited Amazing1.com ... they got this flashlight that will burn your retina if you stare at it... Use that on a perp with dilated eyes coming at night for you, and he is a goner enough you can go to him and kick his butt.


46 posted on 07/23/2012 10:55:09 AM PDT by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: Paved Paradise
“Excellent advice. Never thought of the flashlight. The rehearsing is the best advice. I don’t rehearse anything and I know that is not good.”

I have carried high output flashlights for years for this very purpose as well as it just being a darn good light source. Think Flash and Bash. I use some lights from Gerber insomuch as they use AA batteries which are sometimes more available than the 3V Lithium. Since I reside in Kali I try and carry only what I can explain away.

They don't approach the 200+ Lumen in the article but are usefull none the less as a fist load as well as sight blinder. Surprise is the purpose.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_11?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=gerber+flashlight&sprefix=gerber+flas%2Caps%2C245

http://www.hideawayknife.com/main.php

54 posted on 07/23/2012 11:04:13 AM PDT by Polynikes (Hakkaa Palle)
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