In their midst stands a soldier with the Lebanese armed forces in a red beret, sporting an assault rifle and an unblinking stare.
Johnson is the first cop not wearing riot gear and carrying an assault rifle to walk down Florissant in the past few days.
And returning a Glock pistol and assault rifle to a gentleman named Wayne Rogers, after he shot his “drinking buddy.”
In America, a madman on a mission like his would no doubt have carried automatic pistols and probably an assault rifle.
McCarthy reported that at least one gunman armed with an assault rifle had fired into the court at Cornell Square Park.
He had bought the shotgun only that weekend after deciding against an AR-15 assault rifle because of the waiting period.
McLelland had been shot multiple times with an assault rifle.
By one report, the police who responded recovered 14 shell casings from an AR-15 assault rifle.
Dorner, who is believed to be armed with an assault rifle, has turned the Southland into a veritable war zone.
Dorner is believed to be carrying an assault rifle and plenty of high-intensity magazines.