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The Target here in ATX next to downtown hired 2 ex-PMC's in full plate carriers. (APD's call backlog for nonviolent reports runs 36- to 48-hours, so it might as well be never. A private person must then either be equipped to defend themselves, cease venturing in public, or move because the police may be too busy or too unconcerned elsewhere.)
ATX? PMC? APD?
I think I can maybe reverse engineer the meaning of two of those, but really you should use acronyms in full on first use.
xPD is often how Americans refer to the police departments, so possibly that with “A” being a city or state or similar. ATX I can now assume is referring to the same “A” in APD, leaving “TX”, so I assume Austin, Texas and Austin Police Department? It shouldn’t take this much effort and international geographic knowledge to read your comment! (And I’m still don’t really grok it, wtf is a PMC?)
I didn’t know what a full plate carrier was either, but I could at least Google that one ;)
PMC is a private military contractor, also known as a mercenary. Think Blackwater, Wagner, that sort of company.
You're right that ATX == Austin, Texas and APD == Austin police department.
And of course, the police have no duty to protect individuals.