Was talking to a group of LEO the other day on the value of laser sights. One of the more interesting responses I got from an LEO who had been using one on duty for some time, was he found the laser "took the fight out of people." His experience was (paraphrasing); With a laser, where you are going to get shot is not left up to your imagination, and according to his experience, found it it had the effect of preventing use of force. He said it even had that effect on people running away, he painted the wall in front of them, or some object they could see in front of them, and some would stop dead in their tracks.
I'm conflicted on the value of the laser for CCW, but I thought that was one of the more interesting angles of the benefit of the laser from an LEO who had had some time to use one on duty.
Anyone confirm/deny that experience? Any studies/reports on the psychological impact of laser sights on people worth reading?
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