On the topic of the light becoming a target... yes, this is a real possibility.
If you employ a light incorrectly, it will draw attention that you don't want. You will either give away your position based on the light itself, or you will backlight yourself off of walls or cover. Again, if you use the light incorrectly.
If you use it correctly, then you minimize this significantly. Ideally, you won't have the light constantly on until you have to handle a threat. The rest of the time, you can use quick bursts of light directed at the ceiling or baseboard to illuminate an area, and direct the beam on a potential threat for a more specific search of an area or person. After the quick burst, you move, and keep moving based on the information you've learned.
This is something that needs to be practiced to understand. Correct practice is likely going to come from professional instruction, or instruction from someone with lots of knowledge and experience. You can teach yourself, but that's difficult to do, and requires more honesty and self analysis than most people will generally give themselves.
If you employ a light incorrectly, it will draw attention that you don't want. You will either give away your position based on the light itself, or you will backlight yourself off of walls or cover. Again, if you use the light incorrectly.
If you use it correctly, then you minimize this significantly. Ideally, you won't have the light constantly on until you have to handle a threat. The rest of the time, you can use quick bursts of light directed at the ceiling or baseboard to illuminate an area, and direct the beam on a potential threat for a more specific search of an area or person. After the quick burst, you move, and keep moving based on the information you've learned.
This is something that needs to be practiced to understand. Correct practice is likely going to come from professional instruction, or instruction from someone with lots of knowledge and experience. You can teach yourself, but that's difficult to do, and requires more honesty and self analysis than most people will generally give themselves.