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Apologies, I don't understand your comment. If you have the idea that you shouldn't search for the bad guy, why would you go in the first place, let alone need a flashlight?
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Because even if you are bunkered down and the presumed bad guy is coming your way, you still have an absolute need to identify the target, and to hit the target. Both ends are served if you have a weaponlight. You can shoot with a handheld flashlight or one lying on the bed but personally, I plan on being as deep behind cover as I can and that is made easier by having a weaponlight.
The principal objections to weapon lights are 1) you may use them in a search and end up sweeping a non-target and 2) they make you a bullseye. The first is a training issue and the second is less of an issue than some claim. But neither is implicated if you are holding position and letting the presumed bad guy come to you.