This is a question of opinion:
Do you feel that laser sights might diminish the accuracy of the shooter, over time? I guess this would apply if the sight batteries go dead or they malfunction somehow...maybe if you are in a situation where you could not use them or it would be ill advised to. In addition, we were taught about the main fear that most people have...."the subject aiming for the sight" scenario. What are your thoughts?
I ask because we were taught in a class that this is the "side effects" to using them. A person that uses laser sights will become dependant on them and lose any accuracy when they cannot be used. Whether this is true or not, I have no idea. That is why I am asking. I have laser sights for my Glock 40 and my Colt 1911a1 45 but I use them very little. I always practice without the use of the sights to (hopefully) maintain or improve accuracy, even when I am not using the sights. Then, knowing the way a handgun is held, aiming for a laser is a near guarantee that a fatal shot will be delivered. My thought is that these sights are not to be depended on but they have their use. Heck, that little red or green dot gains a lot of respect even when the weapon itself does not. I don’t know how many times my Taser dot has calmed a situation when nothing else was working…..and I have still never OC Sprayed, Tasered, or shot anyone. A calm word, an explanation, and a red dot (for back up) and I have gotten very lucky. Those conditions even work on base and in training
So what say you?
