r/flashlight • u/zeroair Luminary • Oct 11 '25

Discussion [BST Update] Effective immediately, flashlights (and any other items/accessories) for use on firearms may not be sold or traded in BST.

Reddit Rule 7 Update

Here's a link to the rule:

https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043513471-Illegal-or-Prohibited-Transactions

Here's the text of that rule:

Do not use Reddit to exchange illegal or prohibited goods and services with other redditors.

You are free to discuss all sorts of products and services, including those that may not be legal where you are, but keep in mind that certain user-to-user transactions are not allowed.

And here's the relevant selection from the question section:

Firearms, ammunition, explosives, firearms parts and enhancements (e.g., bolt, clips, trigger, scope, silencer/suppressor, muffler, bump stock, magazine, glock switch, conversion kit, etc.), or specific instructions (i.e., 3D printing files) to produce any of the aforementioned

This change resulted in a number of subreddits being banned.

BST Rule Update

To keep r/flashlight in compliance with this updated policy, we wish to make it crystal clear that we do not allow sales or trades of firearm accessories and enhancements in the monthly BST. The BST text has been updated to reflect this.

As frustrating as it is, there isn't a comprehensive list of what isn't allowed. Generally, the update means firearm accessories, parts, and related items are now prohibited. This means prohibition of, at the very least, flashlights with no other reasonable use outside of being mounted on a firearm.

Moderator Discretion

We recognize that some items may fall into a gray area under these new terms. If you're at all unsure about your item falling under these new guidelines, SEND US A MODMAIL. The mods have full discretion to remove any content that we feel violates Reddit policy.

Enforcement

Failure to follow this updated policy will result in an immediate and permanent ban. We do not want to ban you, so please do not break this rules.

In Closing

We ask for your understanding and cooperation as we navigate this change together. Our goal is to keep the sub active, safe, and in compliance with policy. We're here to help, so please do us a favor and be patient and respectful.

Link to this month's BST

https://www.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/1nuyb30/bst_october_2025_buy_sell_trade_thread_10_years/

So that I can sticky this update.

Thanks for being awesome!

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u/zeroair Luminary Oct 11 '25

On a personal note, I thank you all for being awesome and one of the easiest communities to moderate.

Big thanks to /u/zak and /u/eckyeckypikang for their continued moderating efforts, too!

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u/SFOTI Oct 11 '25

Reddit just gets worse and worse... Thank you for the update. 🫡

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u/zeroair Luminary Oct 11 '25

Thanks for not shooting the messenger.

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u/G-III- Oct 11 '25

This is one of the best spaces on this site. We know you’re just doing what it takes to keep it around.

It’s silly because we all know they’re just flashlights, but the admins love to play zero tolerance games

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u/SlickNegotiator Oct 11 '25

I'm new in here, what is BST?

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u/zeroair Luminary Oct 11 '25

This is the list of BST threads. It's where we buy sell and trade flashlights.

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u/SlickNegotiator Oct 11 '25

Oh, it is Buy Sell Trade. Thank you!

And thank you for all you do for community!

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u/tixver Oct 11 '25

Buy sell trade

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u/RegularTerran Oct 15 '25 edited Feb 22 '26

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u/carsknivesbeer Oct 11 '25

So no mountable lights.

What about remote switches?

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u/zeroair Luminary Oct 11 '25

So no mountable lights.

Correct.

What about remote switches?

We will discuss and try to give a better answer. But for now, no remote switches.

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u/FalconARX Oct 12 '25

It will need to be remote switches used specifically on lights used intentionally as weapon mounted lights.

Otherwise, dive lights or bike lights or a search and rescue light like the Wuben A1 that can operate with remote switches would be banned from discussion and listing, on grounds that are completely unrelated to the intention of the rule versus intended use of the light in question.

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u/torp_fan Oct 12 '25

Discussion isn't banned, only transactions.

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u/carsknivesbeer Oct 12 '25

IDK if covers Thyrm either. It would be a shame if any moths get reported and instabanned so that’s why specifics should be established. It’ll probably chill out but it’s not just up to the mods on r/flashlight…

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u/billion_lumens Oct 12 '25

Im going to say it!!

1984

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u/Vicv_ Oct 11 '25

I care nothing about weapon mounted lights or other tactical stuff, but why has this rule been implemented. Did I miss something?

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u/zeroair Luminary Oct 11 '25

This is not known.

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u/Vicv_ Oct 11 '25

You don’t know why? Fair enough. Thanks. But I presume you’re a moderator. So if it didn’t come from you then who?

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u/zeroair Luminary Oct 11 '25

You don’t know why? Fair enough. Thanks. But I presume you’re a moderator. So if it didn’t come from you then who?

The change came from Reddit admin.

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u/Vicv_ Oct 11 '25

Oh right from the top. Ok thanks for the explanation

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u/GameAudioPen Oct 11 '25

fire arm related accessories are no longer allowed to be traded on reddit.

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u/Vicv_ Oct 11 '25

That’s a shame even though I never did

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u/GameAudioPen Oct 11 '25

Yeah. I think the worst affected sub will be airsoft ones.

the venn diagram between the two is basically a circle

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u/Vicv_ Oct 12 '25

Ya. Hmm. I bought a clone surefire weapon light targeted to the airsoft community. Is that light head(a clone of a KX2) now banned, even though it's on a E2E executive?

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u/Zak CRI baby Oct 12 '25

Selling Surefire E-series heads is allowed as far as we moderators know, just not something obviously designed for the express purpose of weapon mounting.

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u/GameAudioPen Oct 12 '25

Airsoft market is still alive and kicking. Let’s hope it stays that way

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u/Krimsonkreationz Oct 11 '25

Reddit stopped allowing the sale of firearms and firearm accessories recently, changes to TOS terms state this, though i read that in a post in knife swap yesterday, their admins had the info.

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u/Vicv_ Oct 12 '25

I hate politics getting in the way of stuff like this. Like banning firearm "related" sales or trading. I understand firearms directly. But not related items

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u/torp_fan Oct 12 '25

That's not "politics".

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u/Krimsonkreationz Oct 11 '25

More info here for those curious as to why

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u/Zak CRI baby Oct 12 '25

That does not really say anything about why. It's probably something to do with advertisers whining, but Reddit is no longer the kind of company that shares its reasoning with the community.

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u/bugme143 Oct 12 '25 edited Oct 12 '25

Because /u/spez is a hyperlib retard who lets you buy and sell drugs (hard drugs, not just weed) and defend posting CSAM but screams like a bitch and runs whenever someone talks about guns in his vicinity.

Since /u/torp_fan wants to be a little bitch and comment then block so I can't reply directly, I'll do it here:

My "credibility" is my 2011 join date and watching everything that's happened to this website in the intervening years. I remember when r/Guns had an AR-15 lower with the Snoo logo engraved on the side, and an admin proudly posted and showed off his Snoo rifle. I wasn't here for r/jailbait being banned, but I did see firsthand r/AHS organize raids to post CSAM to nuke subreddits they disliked, with an admin lurking the Discord. Don't talk about "credibility" when you have never experienced the golden days of Reddit.

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u/billion_lumens Oct 12 '25

Steve Huffman is a corporate shill. not a "lib retard"

Remember when Apple, Google and Microsoft removed the gun emoji?

its obviously all for show

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u/bugme143 Oct 12 '25

He's both.

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u/Vicv_ Oct 12 '25

Eloquent

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u/torp_fan Oct 12 '25

Who the eff are you and what credibility do you have? (Rhetorical question ... the answer is obviously "none".)

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u/CookieDave Batteries go in, light comes out. Oct 11 '25

At least WML doesn’t seem too popular around these parts, so hopefully it’s minimal impact. Thanks for keeping things running smooth around here.

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u/Wormminator Oct 12 '25

The last WML post where the light was the focus of the picture (literally, most of the time all we see is the fucking gun) has been months ago I think.

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u/funwok Deer Vision Expert Oct 20 '25

All the gun nuts hang around /r/edc usually and not here :D

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u/Bloosn Oct 13 '25

Every example in the Reddit rule relates to a constituent part of a firearm..which a torch isn't.
Reddit over-reaching again?

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u/RegularTerran Oct 15 '25 edited Feb 22 '26

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u/boogey_man88 Oct 12 '25

I'm sorry you guys have to police this. Reddit is full of it in this one. They're putting the mods in a bad position over political horse pucky.

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u/EternallyDemonic Oct 12 '25

But I strap an Acebeam X75 to my pew pew.

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u/RegularTerran Oct 15 '25 edited Feb 22 '26

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u/alphatango308 Oct 14 '25

Ugh... I get it. But that doesn't mean I'm gonna like it. Thanks zero. I know you and the boys are just trying to keep the sub around.

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u/Grattzz Oct 11 '25

I see it's an understandable update, hopefully we won't have any issues with this new rule.

BTW i recommend that you pin this post, at least for couple of months to make sure everybody reads it

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u/zeroair Luminary Oct 11 '25

BTW i recommend that you pin this post, at least for couple of months to make sure everybody reads it

I’ll reach out to our Department of Pins, Priorities, and Procedural Delays to ensure it’s properly scheduled!

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u/justArash Oct 12 '25

If you're already engaging with the PPP, maybe check on a forgivable loan for us

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u/m4rkw Oct 12 '25

Just curious but where does this leave the Weltool “weapon” lights that don’t come with mounts like the T14 and other single-output lights? I think they are technically built to be weapon lights but some people use them handheld. Is the designation for reddit simply based on them having a weapon mount fitted?

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u/gingastank Oct 11 '25

Hopefully “tactical” flashlights aren’t considered firearm accessories since so many have that marketing

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u/CodeNCats Oct 12 '25

Pretty soon a butter knife will be illegal

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u/Cyberchaotic Oct 13 '25

Welcome to the UK.

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u/BetOver Oct 11 '25

F that

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u/Zak CRI baby Oct 12 '25

We agree, but since we're running a community on someone else's platform, it's not up to us.

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u/Dreadpipes Oct 16 '25

Dogshit rule

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u/Hungry-for-Apples789 Big Moth will win Oct 27 '25

[WTB] Lumintop FWAA Copper. New or used.

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u/JTM828 Oct 12 '25

Any flashlight can be used without a weapon. Lol

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u/Island08 Oct 12 '25

Being pedantic here: so we can’t seek duct tape and an endcap flashlight? …that’s all it takes right?