Anyone find fault with that idea?
Uhhh... Yeah
Not to be the back side of a mule, but...
Having been a "low light" tactics instructor for years and taken a bunch of training at the Sure-fire institute, i do disagree with the "just turn on the room lights" thought.
Even if your house is set up with switches that allow that as an option, or you have the ability to remotly turn on the lights, at best you have give up an advantage.
The ability to remain in the dark and have your advasary facing into blinding white light is not one to give up. Ive done countless hours of force on force training (and more then a few real situations) where i have seen from both sides the power a bright light (handheld or WML) brings to the table.
Forget the searching part of the equation. Being able to hunker down at the end of a dark hallway and control a blinding white light aimed down range is a HUGE tactical advantage
Simply turning on the house lights makes the playing field level...im not looking for a fair fight. I want to dominate the environment and overwhelm my adversary.
Now, in most HD situations simply turning on the house lights may scare off the avg thief looking to steal something to finance his drug habit. What if the intruder is not that avg thief? An angry Ex-husband intent on hurting his ex-wife, someone looking to fulfill a sick fantasy, a serial killer that has picked you as his next victim...this stuff happens, watch the news.
Im not giving up ANY advantage i have, or can get. I dont fight fair, i fight to win..by any means necessary.