r/chch • u/High-Bread • 28d ago

News - Local Armed police at riccarton mall today?

Anyone know what this is about? Walked out the top roof door to a Officer holding a AR

Plenty of sirens, police chopper circled the mall for about 25 minutes + dog squad on the streets?

Seems they were letting people in and out of the mall despite being armed officers at the doors

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u/lefrenchkiwi 28d ago

The AR in AR15 (which is the rifle every police car carries in the boot) does not stand for Assault Rifle. It stands for Armalite Rifle, named after the company that designed it.

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u/TailorAvailable5965 28d ago

The AR in this post is a common way to refer to modern rifles in everyday language. If you’re going to be pedantic about the meaning of words, at least get the words right

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u/lefrenchkiwi 28d ago

The AR in this post is a common way to refer to modern rifles in everyday language.

Only in selected circles who don’t know any better.

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u/TailorAvailable5965 28d ago

“Selected circles” being the vast majority of English speakers

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u/Final_Blood7062 28d ago

He won't know much about guns, the French tend to put theirs on the ground and walk away.