[blue02hd]

IMO visible lasers are not for the shooter. In a home defense scenario the bright red laser bouncing on a targets chest can be considered escalation of force. Much like the universal sound of a pump shotgun as it is racked into battery, the visible laser's most immediate function is to communicate actions being taken; I am pointing a weapon at you. This nonkinetic technique can be used to assist with crowd control IF the person on the end of the laser reasonably believes that the operator will pull the trigger.

If you rely on a visible laser for targeting you are taking a step or two away from basic fundamentals of pistol craft: You are not looking at your target but rather looking at a red bouncing dot. As mentioned prior, dead batteries, adjustments in point of impact, and communicating your location are the down sides.

All that being said, I rock a Crimson Trace on more than a couple pieces in my inventory. My main house gun shares one with a Sure Fire. My gals SBR has one as well, but in her case it helps with both warning and targeting. If you can spare the extra cabbage to buy and train with one I think you would be satisfied. Just my .02 cents.