{"id":21004,"date":"2013-03-13T09:04:55","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T15:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=21004"},"modified":"2013-03-12T07:35:38","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T13:35:38","slug":"a-girl-a-gun-national-conference-picks-up-mgm-targets-as-major-sponsor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/a-girl-a-gun-national-conference-picks-up-mgm-targets-as-major-sponsor\/21004\/","title":{"rendered":"A Girl &#038; A Gun National Conference Picks Up MGM Targets As Major Sponsor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MGM-logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-21006\" alt=\"MGM Targets\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MGM-logo.jpg\" width=\"181\" height=\"162\" \/><\/a>AUSTIN, Texas \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mgmtargets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MGM Targets<\/a>, a leading manufacturer of targets and target systems for the shooting sports, law enforcement and military, will be a platinum sponsor of the 2013 A Girl &amp; A Gun National Conference, Presented by Smith &amp; Wesson, according to an announcement by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agirlandagunclub.com\" target=\"_blank\">A Girl &amp; A Gun Women\u2019s Shooting League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>MGM is the latest in a growing list of firearms industry sponsors supporting A Girl &amp; A Gun\u2019s inaugural conference. Additional sponsors include Comp-Tac Victory Gear, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the Outdoor Wire Digital Network, Taurus, XS Sight Systems and presenting sponsor Smith &amp; Wesson, among others.<\/p>\n<p>As part of their generous support, MGM will be the host of the conference\u2019s Saturday night social hour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMGM has proven to be one of the most consistent sponsors of events and programs designed to welcome more women into the shooting sports,\u201d said Julianna Crowder, president of A Girl &amp; A Gun. \u201cWe are extremely grateful to have their support as we head into our inaugural national conference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2013 A Girl &amp; A Gun National Conference, Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/WomensShootingLeague.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-20881\" alt=\"WomensShootingLeague\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/WomensShootingLeague.jpg\" width=\"193\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/WomensShootingLeague.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/WomensShootingLeague-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a>Smith &amp; Wesson, will take place March 22-24 at T.I.G.E.R. Valley, the premiere training facility in Central Texas located in Waco. Bringing together some of the top women in the shooting industry, the conference offers participants training sessions, live-fire instruction and presentations on topics relevant to women participating in the shooting sports today.<\/p>\n<p>A Girl &amp; A Gun Women&#8217;s Shooting League is a ladies-only organization established by women shooters for women shooters for the pistol, rifle and shotgun sports. Founded in February of 2011 in Austin, Texas, A Girl &amp; A Gun today has more than 1,000 members and 28 clubs in 11 states, making it the fastest growing women\u2019s shooting organization.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the 2013 A Girl &amp; A Gun National Conference, Presented by Smith &amp; Wesson, or to find a club near you, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agirlandagunclub.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.AGirlAndAGunClub.com<\/a>. You can also join the conversation online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AGirlandAGunClub\" target=\"_blank\">on Facebook<\/a> or by following <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGAGClub\" target=\"_blank\">@AGAGClub on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MGM Targets, a leading manufacturer of targets and target systems for the shooting sports, law enforcement and military, will be a platinum sponsor of the 2013 A Girl &#038; A Gun National Conference, Presented by Smith &#038; Wesson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[2923,601,59],"class_list":["post-21004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-industry","tag-2013-a-girl-a-gun-national-conference","tag-mgm-targets","tag-smith-wesson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}