[Surgicalcric]

Originally Posted by The Reaper

...The question as I understood it was concerning a light on a handgun as a back-up weapon in a military situation as a QP...

...Crip, we have been mounting lights on handguns for a long time. As stated above, I recommend them. You also need the training, as noted, to know when to turn the light on and where to point it, as well as when not to. Unless you are cleared hot and are ready to engage, a weapons light is generally not a good search tool. You can use the X200 detached as a handheld, or use a handheld effectively with a handgun, as long as you have both hands free.

TR

Thank you Sir.

I was looking for guidance on its employment and whether lights are commonly left mounted to the weapon both day and night or not at all and handheld lights utilized for lowlight target engagement when necessary.

I presume the ROE for a pistol mounted light would be the same as it is for using the light on the M-4 with respect to when and where to point. And as such the task of searching would be performed with a handheld light instead.

Crip