Originally Posted By: OldBaldGuy
konk him/her on the noggin' with the flashlight you already have in your hand.


That was the original selling point of the Mag-lite. They were not intended as backpacker specials.

It would be nice to know just how bright this is because the other point about the Mag-lite was that it would pretty much blind anybody if you shone it at their face.
It is hard for the bad guy to respond effectively when he can not see you.
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