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  1. Mini-14 - AC-556 used by Australia: Currently used by the New South Wales Department of Corrective Services.[33] Brazil: Federal Police of Brazil[34] El Salvador: Mini-14GB and AC-556 used by the National Civil Police[35] France: Mousqueton A.M.D. variant used by French police forces (Police Aux Frontières, GIGN, CRS).[26][27] Honduras[36] Hong Kong: Used by the Hong Kong Police Force Hit Team and Hong Kong Correctional Services.[37] Rhodesia: Used by Rhodesian security forces during the Rhodesian Bush War.[38] Thailand: Use by Thai Army and Royal Thai Police [39] United Kingdom: The Royal Ulster Constabulary had used the AC-556 model prior to its inventory being destroyed by 1995.[40][41] The Surrey Constabulary Firearms Support Team (now known as the Tactical Firearms Unit) was armed with Mini-14s in the 1980s modified with folding stocks.[42] Bermuda: The Royal Bermuda Regiment has used the Mini-14GB/20 as its standard service rifle since 1983. Original wooden stocks were replaced with Choate black plastic stocks about 1990.[40][43] The regiment received L85A2 rifles in August, 2015, and the Ruger was phased out in January, 2016.[44] United States: Mini-14s were used by the New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit[45] with the rifles eventually being replaced by the M4 carbine.[46] The NYPD's Organized Crime Control Bureau is armed with the Mini-14s.[46] The Mini-14 is the main rifle used by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,[47][48][49] the Georgia Department of Corrections,[50] and the North Carolina Department of Correction.[51] US Marines that serve as guards at certain US embassies are sometimes issued Mini-14s.[52] Delta Force has some Mini-14s in inventory.[53] The Rajneeshpuram Peace Force employed some Mini-14s in addition to Galils and Uzis.[54]
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