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Sarah Spina-Matthews and Max Aldred

Rifle-wielding cops a sight to get used to: premier

The police unit will patrol high-risk areas and be present at places of worship and major events. (Sarah Wilson/AAP PHOTOS)

Passersby in one state should get used to police carrying long-armed rifles in public, as the government is accused of "intimidating" its way to community cohesion.

NSW Premier Chris Minns and Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon on Thursday announced their Armed Response Command unit would begin training in public, one month ahead of operational deployment.

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