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jgcoastie · September 17, 2011, 10:47 PM

Flashlights, in and of themselves, are not, and cannot be tactical. Period. They may be used in a tactical manner, but an inanimate object is not capable of employing any sort of tactics, so therefore it is not tactical. Nor will it ever be.

I can use a toaster in a tactical fashion, does that mean that Colt is going to start marketing tactical toasters? No. Just like I can use a flashlight in a tactical manner, but the flashlight itself has no mechanism (I.e. Brain) with which to make decisions which may be of a tactical purpose.

Yes, it's a pet peeve of mine.

September 17, 2011, 10:47 PM	#23
jgcoastie Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Location: Kodiak, Alaska Posts: 2,118	Flashlights, in and of themselves, are not, and cannot be tactical. Period. They may be used in a tactical manner, but an inanimate object is not capable of employing any sort of tactics, so therefore it is not tactical. Nor will it ever be. I can use a toaster in a tactical fashion, does that mean that Colt is going to start marketing tactical toasters? No. Just like I can use a flashlight in a tactical manner, but the flashlight itself has no mechanism (I.e. Brain) with which to make decisions which may be of a tactical purpose. Yes, it's a pet peeve of mine. __________________ "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." -Richard Henry Lee, Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights.