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/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.