Regular_Joe
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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!
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!
- 2A: Second Amendment
- ACP: Automatic Colt Pistol (.380 ACP, .45 ACP...)
- ADA: Assistant District Attorney
- AFAICT: As Far As I Can Tell
- AFAIK: As Far As I Know
- APA: Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
- AHSA: American Hunters and Shooters Association
- ARFCOM: AR15 dot com (http://www.ar15.com)
- BATF: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (also BATFE, ATF)
- BFA: Buckeye Firearms Association
- BFR: Big F***ing Revolver (also Magnum's Big Finest Revolver)
- BG: Bad Guy
- BOL/BOLO: Be On the Look Out
- BTW: By The Way
- BUG: Back Up Gun
- CC: Concealed Carry
- CCW: Carry Concealed Weapon
- CHP: Concealed Handgun Permit
- CPL: Concealed Pistol License
- C&R: Curios and Relics (Type 03FFL)
- DA: Double Action, District Attorney
- DAO: Double Action Only
- DA/ADA: District Attorney/Assistant District Attorney
- DA/SA: Double Action/Single Action
- DFTT: Don't Feed the Troll
- EBR: Evil Black Rifle
- EDC: Every Day Carry
- ETA: Edited To Add
- FFL: Federal Firearms License
- FMJ: Full Metal Jacket
- FTC: Failure To Chamber
- FTE: Failure To Eject
- FTF: Failure To Feed, Failure To Fire
- FTL: Failure To Load
- FOIA: Freedom of Information Act
- FUBAR - Fouled (?) Up Beyond All Recognition
- FUD: Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
- GDHP: Gold Dot Hollow Point (Speer)
- GG: Good Guy
- GFSZ: Gun Free School Zone
- GFSZA: Gun Free School Zone Act
- GFZ: Gun Free Zone
- GOA: Gun Owners of America
- GSL: Gun Saves Lives
- IANAL: I Am Not A Lawyer
- IDK: I Don't Know
- IIRC: If I Recall Correctly
- IMHO: In My Humble Opinion
- IWB: Inside Waistband
- JHP: Jacketed Hollow Point
- KWIM: Know What I Mean? (also proceeded by IY (If You) or DY (Do You)
- LAC: Law Abiding Citizen
- LDA: Light Double Action
- LE: Law Enforcement
- LEA: Law Enforcement Agency
- LEO: Law Enforcement Officer
- LMAO: Laughing My A** Off
- LTC:License To Carry
- LTCF: License to Carry Firearms
- LOC: Loaded Open Carry
- LOL: Laughing Out Loud
- LUCC: Locked Unloaded Concealed Carry
- MOC: Michigan Open Carry (sometimes MIOC)
- MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
- MSM: Mainstream Media
- MWAG: Man With a Gun
- ND: Negligent Discharge
- NICS: National Instant Criminal Background Check System
- NRA: National Rifle Association
- OC: Open Carry
- OCDO: Open Carry dot org (http://www.opencarry.org)
- OWB: Outside Waistband
- PA: Prosecuting Attorney
- PA/APA: Prosecuting Attorney/Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
- PAFOA: Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association
- PC: Probable Cause
- PFZ: Pistol Free Zone
- PM: Private Message
- POIDH: Pics (Pictures) Or it Didn't Happen
- POTUS: President of the United States
- PVC: Philip Van Cleave (President, VCDL)
- RAS: Reasonable Articulable Suspicion
- RIA: Rock Island Armory
- ROTF(L): Rolling On The Floor (Laughing)
- RTBA: Right To Bear Arms
- RTKBA: Right to Keep and Bear Arms
- SA: Single Action
- SAF Second Amendment Foundation
- SCOTUS: Supreme Court of the United Status
- SHTF: S*** Hits The Fan
- SA: Situational Awareness
- SAP: Speed, Accuracy, Power
- SG: Security Guard
- SS: Stainless Steel
- SSC: State Supreme Court
- TEOTWAWKI: The End Of The World As We Know It
- TTT: Take To Top
- UBG: Ugly Black Gun
- UOC: Unloaded Open Carry
- USC: United States Code
- VCDL: Virginia Citizen Defense League
- WVCDL: West Virginia Citizen Defense League
- YMMV: Your Mileage May Very