Abbreviations and Terms G - S G
GCA - Gun Control Act
GHB - Get Home Bag
GMRS - General Mobile Radio Service
GMT - Greenwich Mean Time (see also ZULU)
GOOD – Get Out of Dodge (i.e. good kit = BOB)
GPS - Global Positioning System
GTG – Good To Go
GW – Global Warming
H
HBAR - Heavy Barrel (rifle)
HP - Hollow Point (bullet)
HSC - Handgun Safety Card (a CA-specific certification)
I
IFAK - Improved First Aid Kit or Individual First Aid Kit
IIRC - If I ReCall
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
INCH - I'm Never Coming Home bag
J
JHP - Jacketed Hollow Point (bullet)
JIC – Just In Case
JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion
K
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
L
LBE - Load Bearing Equipment
LBV - Load Bearing Vest
LDS - Latter Day Saints (Mormons)
LE - Law Enforcement
LEGR - Law Enforcement Gun Release (a California-specific form)
LEO - Law Enforcement Officer
LGS - Local Gun Shop
LIA – Little Ice Age
LRG - Long Range Gun
LRW - Long Range Weapon
M
MBR - Main Battle Rifle
MOLLE - Modular pouches that fit a LBE/LBV/Pack
MRE - Meal Ready to Eat
MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet
MURS - Multi-Use Radio Service
N
NBC – Nuclear Biological Chemical
NFA - National Firearms Act
NEWBY - Newly Registered Forum Member
NRA - National Rifle Association
Numpty - A reckless, absent minded or unwise person
O
OP - Original Poster
P
PAW - Post Apocalyptic World
PC - Penal Code, an abbreviation brought up whenever citing sections of law.
PFD - Personal Flotation Device
POTUS - President of the United States
POV – Personally Owned Vehicle (also Point Of View)
POW – Personally Owned Weapons (alternatively, Prisoner of War)
Prepper – one who practices preparedness, a survivalist
PSA - Personal Sidearm
PSK - Personal Survival Kit
Q
R
ROTTW - Running Off To The Wilderness
RPG - Rocket Propelled Grenade, Roll Playing Game
S
SAK - Swiss Army Knife
SBR - Short Barreled Rifle
SCOTUS - Supreme Court of the United States
SERE - Survival, Evasion, Resistance, & Escape
SH – Sodium Hypochlorite (Bleach used for water purification)
SHTF – Stuff Hits The Fan
SNAFU - Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
SNIVEL GEAR - U.S. Army slang for gloves, scarf, things to keep you warm, e.g.
SOT - Special (Occupational) Taxpayer
SSDD- Same Stuff, Different Day
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