Colorado U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn responded to the Orlando, Fla., nightclub attack with a seemingly simple solution: neighborhood watch.

The Republican, a 13-year local elected official in Colorado Springs, argued that neighbors are the first line of defense to report suspicious behavior to authorities, even though it’s not clear that this would have prevented Orlando shooter Omar Mateen.

He took his approach one step further this week at a campaign event, suggesting the need to “vet” neighbors who are acting suspicious.

“This era of political correctness out there needs to go,” he started in a speech at an event featuring Sen. Ted Cruz.

“If your neighbor is doing something wrong, let’s call it,” he added. “Let’s say this person is doing wrong, and let’s notify our law enforcement so we can actually vet that individual. That doesn’t mean we are mean and not compassionate. We care about our neighbors.”

Asked to expand on his suggestion about vetting neighbors after the speech, Glenn sought to clarify his remarks.

“I would take issue with the word ‘vet’ because that did not come out of my mouth,” he said.

Told again of his remarks, he said this is his position: “What happens is … you need to go meet your neighbors. If you see something wrong, you elevate that to your authorities so they can use the processes they have to check that out,” he said, comparing it to neighborhood watch.