Maglite "side handle system"

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Just came across this baton accessory for a Maglite.

http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr939.html

With all of the recent hipe with Maglites being used as weapons I'm really suprised someone came up with this. Nice concept possibly for civilian use but I really don't see PDs actually using these. (Especially LAPD)

 

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The tonfa-style side handles were available long before police departments began to discourage metal flashlights following incidents like the Malice Green one involving a Maglite.

The Mags (and before it the Kel-lites) were clearly designed to be usable as emergency defensive weapons, albeit somewhat awkward ones. They are ideal for open carry because they are ostensibly illumination devices, so appear less threatening/menacing than a baton, and reduce public complaints of unnecessarily "brandishing" a weapon.
A side handle attachment eliminates this advantage while retaining the unwieldy nature of the Mag.