ACADEMI Sponsors 2014 IDPA U.S. National Championship

BERRYVILLE, Ark. – The International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) announced that ACADEMI, a leading, privately-held training and security solutions provider serving government and commercial customers worldwide, has again signed on as a major sponsor of IDPA’s U.S. National Championship.

“Once again IDPA is partnering with ACADEMI to bring our members one of the best championship events in the shooting sports. We’re very grateful for the continued, generous sponsor support we receive from ACADEMI because it helps us further expand shooting opportunities,” said Robert Ray, membership and marketing director for IDPA.

ACADEMI joins Brownells, GLOCK, Harris Publications, the National Shooting Sports Foundation and Wilson Combat as a gold level sponsor of the championship which takes place September 9 thru 13 at the U.S. Shooting Academy in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The match is expected to draw over 300 of the sport’s top shooters.

“ACADEMI is proud to support IDPA as it continues to provide the highest-level of sport shooting competition. As a provider of elite firearms training, ACADEMI values the community of excellence IDPA has built in the shooting community,” said Pete van Hooser, Vice President of ACADEMI Training Services.

For more information on IDPA, or to join the nearly 24,000 IDPA members competing each week, visit www.IDPA.com.

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