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"Sympathetic responses resulting in unintentional discharges have been documented with hand held light as well. When amped up, many folks squeeze. That's fine, so long as no Rule 3 violation is in play. And how do you condition to not violate Rule 3? One answer, and one answer only: training. "
Trying to 'train out' something pretty inherent in human anatomy when there are other solutions available is a pipe dream.
The design of using the hand holding a firearm to also turn the light on and off is just asking for trouble like this (and even the other hand with a similar motion would create sympathetic movement).
A Fairfax county SWAT officer shot a suspect while serving a warrant a little while ago when the door of his car bounced back towards him as he exited after opening it.
He had a finger on the trigger, and the action of trying to grasp the door resulted in him firing and striking a suspect.
The CA decided it did not rise to the level of negligence to issue any charges under Virginia law.
Civil suits for wrongful death are going forward though.
Instead of trying to train out 'normal' body actions, a better choice of methods for controlling the light should be pursued.
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