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TheQ:
This thread is for common abbreviations/acronyms. Any moderator should feel free to edit this OP. Let's try to keep things in alphabetical order. Any forum member can reply with a new acronym.

CC - Concealed Carry
CEZ - Criminal Empowerment Zone, AKA Pistol Free Zones
CPL - Concealed Pistol License
EDC - Every day carry
FFL - Federal Firearm License/Federal Firearm Licensed Dealer
FIFY - Fixed It For You
FTE - Fail To Eject
FTF - Fail To Feed
FUD - Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt
FWIW - For What It's Worth
GFZ - Gun Free Zone (See MCL 750.234d)
HB - House Bill (followed by a number)
IANAL - I am not a lawyer
IHOC - In hand open carry
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMO - In My Opinion
IWB - Inside the waist band
LEO - Law Enforcement Officer
LGOC - Long gun open carry
MCL - Michigan Compiled Laws
MCRGO - Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners
MGO - Michigan Gun Owners
MSP - Michigan State Police
ND - Negligent discharge
OC - Open Carry
OWB - Outside the waistband
OP - Original Post or Original Poster (depends on context)
QFT - Quoted For Truth
PA - Public Act
PFZ - Pistol Free Zone (See MCL 28.458o) Also refereed to as cPFZ concealed PFZ
SB - Senate Bill (Followed by a number)
TLDR - Too Long Didn't Read

part deux:
FTF - Fail to Feed
FTE - Fail to Eject

linux203:
+1 - Yeah, What he/she said!
EDC - Every day carry
FTEx - Failure to Extract
HB - House Bill (followed by a number)
IANAL - I am not a lawyer
IHOC - In hand open carry
IMO - In my opinion
IWB - Inside the waist band
LGOC - Long gun open carry
MCL - Michigan Compiled Laws
MCRGO - Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners
MGO - Michigan Gun Owners
MSP - Michigan State Police
ND - Negligent discharge
OWB - Outside the waistband
PA - Public Act (followed by a number)
SB - Senate Bill (followed by a number)
SoS - Secretary of State
TTAG - The Truth About Guns
UFO - Unlawful Firearms Ordinance
UGB - Unlawful Gun Ban
UPD - Unlawful Police Detention


Discussion of LGOC is prohibited, but the acronym is still used when locking threads.

jgillmanjr:
FUD - Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt

Divegeek:
CEZ - Criminal Empowerment Zone; similar to GFZ and PFZ, but can be just because of a sign on private property. An older term, but still occasionally used by people who have frequented the various Michigan boards for a long time.

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