The 12 is on the wall and my every day carry near by.
What ever I have been packing is my bed side gun.
I feel that what ever you have is better than nothing.
I love my J frames and sometimes so much that I carry two.
There are low flash rounds made today and may be worth looking into.
I think a lot of us don't have a chance to practice in low light. We should do it so we are familiar with how it will effect out night vision.
My neighbors would wonder why I stopped shooting in the early evening.
As for the laser , each to his own. I have some but wonder about the usefulness besides as a cat toy. If it is complexly dark it is just a red dot on black. I would prefer a Streamlight and paint my front sight white. Which I do have.