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That is the policy, from what I understand, of all legit neighborhood watch programs.
While some people call this guy a neighborhood watch captain, it appears that wasn't part of any official group. So far everyone I've seen from any sort of neighborhood watch type of organization says he shouldn't have had a gun and should have just gone to the location the cops told him to go to in order to pass on the information he had. They would kick out anyone that was doing it the way he was.
I suspect if he didn't have a gun he'd have been less likely to follow a guy on foot. Sometimes the weapon makes you feel more invincible than you are and stupidity erupts. I think that and the chance someone will get the gun off you is why most neighborhood watch type groups will not carry them.
ETA: It does seem the neighborhood may have started a group and he was part of that, but they were unaffiliated with any official organization and so may have not been using the rules that most of the affiliated groups recommend/require. I have heard people from the official groups make it clear they do not consider him one of their own and are trying to distance themselves from this style of watch activity.
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