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I teach low light classes. I always require every student to learn to use a hand held light because--If you use your pistol light to search, you are potentially pointing your pistol in an unsafe direction (e.g. at an innocent person). Several police officers have taken my classes with issue pistol/light combinations. They learn to use a hand held for searching and are then free to go to the pistol light to engage.

I believe that is the point.