Acronyms on this site

New to the handgun/OC/CC/2A forum world, I have found myself occasionally spending time chasing down an acronym's definition. I am posting this in hopes that it helps other new folks.

Please add and correct as needed!

1. 2A: Second Amendment
2. ACP: Automatic Colt Pistol (.380 ACP, .45 ACP...)
   
3. ADA: Assistant District Attorney
4. AFAICT: As Far As I Can Tell
   
5. AFAIK: As Far As I Know
6. APA: Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
7. AHSA: American Hunters and Shooters Association
8. ARFCOM: AR15 dot com (http://www.ar15.com)
9. BATF: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (also BATFE, ATF)
10. BFA: Buckeye Firearms Association
11. BFR: Big F***ing Revolver (also Magnum's Big Finest Revolver)
    
12. BG: Bad Guy
13. BTW: By The Way
14. BUG: Back Up Gun
    
15. CC: Concealed Carry
16. CCW: Carry Concealed Weapon
17. CHP: Concealed Handgun Permit
18. CPL: Concealed Pistol License,
19. C&R: Curios and Relics (Type 03FFL)
    
20. DA: Double Action, District Attorney
    
21. DAO: Double Action Only
22. DA/ADA: District Attorney/Assistant District Attorney
    
23. DA/SA: Double Action/Single Action
24. EBR: Evil Black Rifle
    
25. EDC: Every Day Carry
    
26. FFL: Federal Firearms License
27. FMJ: Full Metal Jacket
28. FTC: Failure To Chamber
    
29. FTE: Failure To Eject
30. FTF: Failure To Feed, Failure To Fire
    
31. FTL: Failure To Load
32. FOIA: Freedom of Information Act
33. FUD: Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
34. GDHP: Gold Dot Hollow Point (from Speer)
35. GG: Good Guy
    
36. GFSZ: Gun Free School Zone
37. GFSZA: Gun Free School Zone Act
    
38. GFZ: Gun Free Zone
39. GOA: Gun Owners of America
40. GSL: Gun Saves Lives
    
41. IANAL: I Am Not A Lawyer
42. IIRC: If I Recall/Remember/Read Correctly
43. IMHO: In My Humble Opinion
44. IWB: Inside Waistband
45. JHP: Jacketed Hollow Point
46. KWIM: Know What I Mean? (also proceeded by IY (If You) or DY (Do You)
    
47. LAC: Law Abiding Citizen
48. LDA: Light Double Action
    
49. LE: Law Enforcement
50. LEO: Law Enforcement Officer
51. LMAO: Laughing My A** Off
52. LTC:License To Carry
53. LTCF: License to Carry Firearms
54. LOC: Loaded Open Carry
55. LOL: Laughing Out Loud
56. MOC: Michigan Open Carry
    
57. MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
    
58. MSM: Mainstream Media
    
59. MWAG: Man With a Gun
60. ND: Negligent Discharge
61. NICS: National Instant Criminal Background Check System
62. NRA: National Rifle Association
    
63. OC: Open Carry
64. OCDO: Open Carry dot org (http://www.opencarry.org)
    
65. OWB: Outside Waistband
66. PA: Prosecuting Attorney
67. PA/APA: Prosecuting Attorney/Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
68. PAFOA: Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association
    
69. PC: Probable Cause
    
70. PM: Private Message
71. POIDH: Pics (Pictures) Or it Didn't Happen
72. POTUS: President of the United States
73. PVC: Philip Van Cleave (President, VCDL)
74. RAS: Reasonable Articulable Suspicion
75. RIA: Rock Island Armory
76. ROTF: Rolling On The Floor
77. RTBA: Right To Bear Arms
78. RTKBA: Right to Keep and Bear Arms
    
79. SA: Single Action
80. SAF Second Amendment Foundation
    
81. SCOTUS: Supreme Court of the United Status
82. SHTF: S*** Hits The Fan
83. SAP: Speed, Accuracy, Power
84. SS: Stainless Steel
85. SSC: State Supreme Court
86. TEOTWAWKI: The End Of The World As We Know It
    
87. UBG: Ugly Black Gun
88. UOC: Unloaded Open Carry
    
89. USC: United States Code
    
90. VCDL: Virginia Citizen Defense League
91. WVCDL: West Virginia Citizen Defense League
92. YMMV: Your Mileage May Very
    

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IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer

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Don't forget one of the most important. If a LEO ever wants to question you remember you have the right to STFU.

S-Shut
T-The
F-****
U-Up

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PFZ=Pistol Free Zone(s)

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Oppression
Bureaucracy
Atheist
Marxist
Anti-Semite

Anti
Christ
Lawyers
Union

National
Association of
Gals
  

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what's WMA? I keep seeing it on the handgunlaw.us sheets

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