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In regards to my state's laws, taclight or no..
1) Lethal force is a legal course of action when an occupied dwelling is burglarized.
I know my house, my wife does too. I have 2 weapons in the house with mounted taclights, and those are the weapons that we respond to any unusual noises with, after whispering a go-out into my german shepherds ear.
I don't have kids, and when we go to bed anyone in the house after that point had to breach something to get inside... which establishes intent of burglary, which leads to #1.
Situation dictates response, and if I want light I have lights in the house, as well as on my weapon. If my dog is heard downstairs doing anything other than puttering then returning, then I have EVERY reason to clear the house with aggressive intent, using the weapon mounted lights.
If she comes back with only saliva around the mouth, then I'm turning on the home lights to find out what aroused my suspicions. No need for a taclight and coenciding barrel orientation.
There's a escalation of force matrix... but I legally and wholly reserve the right to jump into that matrix at the level that I deem necessary to contain a situation. Even if it means primer ignition is the first thing I do.
All of this is supported by state law, and although legal, I remain cognisant of the fact that if I pull the trigger it's going to cost me dearly... but at that point I will still have a lifetime to make the money to pay the fees.
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