The $94.3 million, “high-visibility, intelligence-led” Armed Response Command (ARC), which was officially launched on Sunday, was among a range of reforms introduced by the NSW government after the Bondi Beach terror attack on 14 December 2025.

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    5 days ago

    Gotta put on a strong show of force for that 3.5% of the population with a gun license… and the 0.3% that have ever committed a violent offence.

    Practically an epidemic.

    /s

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    5 days ago

    Hey WA, NT, SA, VIC.

    Could we just cut NSW and QLD off? They’re the worst of us. ACT, we can move you to just outside Alice.

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    4 days ago

    It’s just one unit, a terrorist response unit, not all everyday cops.

    and it would be expected a unit that is only activated in an active terrorist attack would be so armed

    intimidation does not work on many terrorists as they expect to die any way

    but a rifle might give a sniper a better chance to save lives

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      We have response units, they are rarely out and about like this for a reason.

      This isn’t stopping another attack from occurring because it has to be at the right place at the right time.

      We don’t need this additional unit, anywhere in Australia. It’s a bad path to be following.

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      4 days ago

      Pistols are also kinda shit weapons, they’re good cos they’re small. A scoped long arm is more accurate and controllable.

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    4 days ago

    I think enough time has gone by where they can just start calling it “South Wales”. /s

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    4 days ago

    Its not going to deter shit. But it will result in a fresh crop of shitheads joining the force and cops trying to swing their dicks around even harder

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    4 days ago

    This is fucking stupid, I can see the point of using SMGs, but full rifles?

    Way too bulky, heavy and annoying

    EDIT:

    I see my mistake, I ment that I can see the point of SMGs in a special situation, like in an active terror attack, not day to day, I am sorry for the confusion.