{"id":22206,"date":"2013-04-26T09:51:21","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T14:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=22206"},"modified":"2013-04-25T16:59:16","modified_gmt":"2013-04-25T21:59:16","slug":"nssf-sponsors-2013-idpa-u-s-national-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/nssf-sponsors-2013-idpa-u-s-national-championship\/22206\/","title":{"rendered":"NSSF Sponsors 2013 IDPA U.S. National Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2013<\/a>BERRYVILLE, Ark. \u2013 Officials with the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA<\/a>) announced that the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF<\/a>), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry, will for the sixth year in a row be a major sponsor of IDPA\u2019s annual U.S. National Championship.<\/p>\n

As part of the organization\u2019s overall mission to promote the shooting sports in America, NSSF has partnered with IDPA to make the sport\u2019s National Championship one of the best. Since 2008, this relationship between the two organizations has helped grow participation in IDPA dramatically.<\/p>\n

\u201cIDPA is very proud of our ongoing relationship with the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Through their generous support we have not only built the nationals into one of the top shooting sports events in the nation, but our membership and participation in IDPA events, at all levels, has grown at a staggering rate making IDPA the fastest-growing shooting sport in America,\u201d said Joyce Wilson, executive director of IDPA.<\/p>\n

\"nssflogo\"<\/a>“IDPA remains one of the fastest-growing shooting sports in America, and NSSF is committed to helping the sport continue its record growth,” said Chris Dolnack, NSSF senior vice president and chief marketing officer. “NSSF is proud to support IDPA and the 2013 IDPA National Championship.”<\/p>\n

Hosted by the U.S. Shooting Academy<\/a> in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the 2013 IDPA U.S. National Championship will take place September 19 thru 21 and are again expected to draw over 300 of the sport\u2019s top shooters. NSSF will be a gold level sponsor of the event.<\/p>\n

For more information on IDPA, or to get started in this fun and exciting defensive pistol shooting sport, visit www.IDPA.com<\/a>. You can also follow @OfficialIDPA<\/a> on Twitter, like ShootIDPA<\/a> on Facebook, watch IDPA TV<\/a>, or check out the Down Zero Blog<\/a> to keep up with the latest news.<\/p>\n

About National Shooting Sports Foundation:
\nThe National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry. Its mission is to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of more than 7,000 manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen’s organizations and publishers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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