I was formerly a member of my local PD's Community Assistance Support Team (CAST) and also considered joining my neighborhood watch. Ultimately I quit CAST and didn't join the neighborhood watch because they didn't allow for people to be armed. I quickly figured out I could better protect myself and family by being armed and being with them instead of unarmed and separated from them.
I do keep an eye out for suspicious happenings in my neighborhood but I refuse to be unarmed. As LTC or otherwise, we all have the same obligation to get involved or not get involved as the situation dictates guided by legality and your moral conviction.
I refuse to put my self out there unarmed while leaving my family unprotected.
