I think it belongs on the shelf with the whole racking the slide on the shotgun myth. Locals in a combat zone react to the laser differently because they have seen it before and know what it means. They might even be looking for it. Bad guys won't give it another thought as it is not expected.
An Expert Says No to Laser Sights
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I think it belongs on the shelf with the whole racking the slide on the shotgun myth. Locals in a combat zone react to the laser differently because they have seen it before and know what it means. They might even be looking for it. Bad guys won't give it another thought as it is not expected.
robhof
Don't bet on the bad guys not knowing what a laser dot is; a very good friend of mine used a laser pointer to scare off someone in his back yard one evening, he has a fenced in yard so they had to use the gate or climb the fence to get in. He pointed the laser to the intruders chest and told him to leave or he would shoot, the intruder almost leaped his fence in a single bound. My friend was safely inside his home, pointing the laser out the bathroom window. I have CT grips on my M9 and practice frequently with it and can put the dot on target quicker than taking aim.
Don't bet on the bad guys not knowing what a laser dot is; a very good friend of mine used a laser pointer to scare off someone in his back yard one evening, he has a fenced in yard so they had to use the gate or climb the fence to get in. He pointed the laser to the intruders chest and told him to leave or he would shoot, the intruder almost leaped his fence in a single bound. My friend was safely inside his home, pointing the laser out the bathroom window. I have CT grips on my M9 and practice frequently with it and can put the dot on target quicker than taking aim.
Oh, racking a pump shotgun "works" alright, but not the way a lot of folks seem to think it does. It doesn't scare a psycho or a drug fiend off like some believe-but the sound of a shotgun cycling a round does telegraph your exact position. Not a good thing in my estimation.
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My GF could not hit the broad side of a barn with the little sights on her snubby. We trained and trained and no joy. Then I put a tiny laser on the gun. Now she's Annie Freakin' Oakley and can shoot the gonads off a toad at fifteen yards.
So what's the issue? Do what works. If shining a laser sight into a BGs eyes will make him cease and desist, do it. If that doesn't work, press. You've already acquired the target.
So what's the issue? Do what works. If shining a laser sight into a BGs eyes will make him cease and desist, do it. If that doesn't work, press. You've already acquired the target.
I know for a fact the laser dot has diffused an armed situation.
LEO friends laughed when they told me they'd answered a call of a man with a gun inside a local Waffle House restaurant.
Suspect was threatening an employee who also happened to be his g/f.
Four cars responded.
Suspect refused to drop the weapon, but did not raise it toward the officers.
One of the cops retrieved his AR from his squad car and proceeded to light up the suspect by putting a red dot in the center of his chest.
What caused them to laugh about the episode was not only did he slowly sink to his knees and gently lay the weapon down, but he actually began to cry and plead not to be shot.
No shots fired, no one hurt, one big bad toughguy with red eyes and a snotty nose!
LEO friends laughed when they told me they'd answered a call of a man with a gun inside a local Waffle House restaurant.
Suspect was threatening an employee who also happened to be his g/f.
Four cars responded.
Suspect refused to drop the weapon, but did not raise it toward the officers.
One of the cops retrieved his AR from his squad car and proceeded to light up the suspect by putting a red dot in the center of his chest.
What caused them to laugh about the episode was not only did he slowly sink to his knees and gently lay the weapon down, but he actually began to cry and plead not to be shot.
No shots fired, no one hurt, one big bad toughguy with red eyes and a snotty nose!