Some holsters now AOW's?

[uriel]

OK, I'm sure it's me. But I didn't see a sticky/thread/whatever that defines acronyms, and I don't know what an AOW is or where the term came from...would someone please lessen my ignorance? Thank you.

 

[SDC]

"AOW" stands for "Any Other Weapon", and it's one of the classes that a National Firearms Act-"regulated" firearm can fall into; back before 1934, there were a whole bunch of assorted firearms (knife guns, cane guns, flashlight guns, you name it)that weren't immediately recognizable as firearms, so the WIC (weasels in charge) decided to create a category that applied to them. Most people that had these things decided to ditch them, rather than pay the tax and register them, but there are still some around from back then, and ATF has also done its best to extend those categories whenever possible.

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

Click on "THR Library" in the upper corner, then "Common Acronyms/Terms (local)".

There you will find that AOW means Any Other Weapon, which is a legal term for things that aren't regular shotguns, rifles, pistols, short-barreled shotguns/rifles, destructive devices, etc.

 

[uriel]

Thank you gentlemen. I appreciate the info.

 

[MudPuppy]

There seems to be a misconception about the fee of an AOW--it is a $200 for the initial tax, then $5 to transfer (in contrast to a SBR, that is $200 for the initial tax, then $200 to transfer).

Someone correct me if I've got that wrong.