01-18-2009, 02:51 PM
The Afterbirth Wrote:Everyone knows its not tactically sound, but how many people do you think are that bright and resort to robbing houses? If it was someone I was really worried about it would be a different story. The shotgun is all about the effect. SWAT teams and cops don't really hold their lights right next to their guns either, but its a much better effect for television than holding it at arms length.
I don't know any LEO in SWAT teams, so I do not know SOP for any SWAT organizations. I do think though that most SWAT teams believe in using the right equipment for the right mission. As such, there would be no need for flashlights at all - everything would be Generation III or Generation IV night vision systems. Flashlights and 9mm sidearms are what security guards carry when they are looking for wild wolves in a fenced in lot.