Fighting Flashlights - Mag-lite

Self Defense with Flashlights takes many forms.  One way developed by the company Mag-lite out of Ontario, California was to create a light that doubled as a self defense tool especially when batteries were installed.

Below is a 2 Cell version of the Mag-lite.    There are versions that have 3 and 4 cells as well.  Each is longer and therefore heavier giving much more leverage.  Police and security guards have used these to great effect over the decades.  I knew a utility worker that carried one and he protected himself regularly with one of the 4 cell versions.

These lights can be found on Amazon in all types of designs, colors,  and configurations.



I find the 2 or 3 cell Mag-lite to be the idea length.  The 4 cell light is more towards a heavy club and is not something you'd carry around but might keep in your car.  The old incandescent version is a workable light but the LED versions generate much more light.