{"id":25386,"date":"2013-09-03T09:47:52","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T14:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=25386"},"modified":"2013-08-30T12:06:05","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T17:06:05","slug":"safariland-joins-major-sponsors-of-idpas-u-s-national-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/safariland-joins-major-sponsors-of-idpas-u-s-national-championship\/25386\/","title":{"rendered":"Safariland Joins Major Sponsors Of IDPA\u2019s U.S. National Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Nats13-Safariland-sponsors\"<\/a>BERRYVILLE, Ark. \u2013 The International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA<\/a>) announced that Safariland\u00ae<\/a>, one of the leading holster brands and longtime supporter of the shooting sports, has signed on as one of the major sponsors of the 2013 IDPA U.S. National Championship.<\/p>\n

The match takes place September 19 thru 21 on the ranges of the U.S. Shooting Academy in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and officials expect to draw over 300 of the sport\u2019s top competitors.<\/p>\n

\u201cSafariland has always been one of the companies in our industry that recognizes the importance of the shooting sports, and they have always been generous with their support \u2013 particularly when partnering with IDPA. Thanks to Safariland, and our many other generous sponsors, the U.S. Nationals is shaping up to be a great championship event,\u201d said Joyce Wilson, executive director of IDPA.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very excited for this year\u2019s IDPA U.S. National Championship,\u201d said Scott Carnahan, Vice President, Equipment Category Marketing, The Safariland Group. \u201cThere will be a lot of talent at this year\u2019s nationals including Team Safariland\u2019s top-rated IDPA shooters Robert Vogel and Bobby McGee. Safariland is looking forward to seeing this year\u2019s competitors prove their exceptional shooting skills and have a great time.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Safariland, the 2013 IDPA U.S. National Championship is supported by a who\u2019s who of firearms and shooting sports industry leaders, including the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Brownells, Comp-Tac Victory Gear, Harris Publications, Nighthawk Custom, Ruger, Smith & Wesson, Taurus and Wilson Combat.<\/p>\n

For more information on IDPA, the 2013 IDPA U.S. National Championship, or to join the more than 22,000 members competing each week all across America, visit www.IDPA.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can further connect with the IDPA community through IDPA\u2019s social media, such as @OfficialIDPA<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter and ShootIDPA on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, Pinterest<\/a> and Tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0or check for regular news and updates on the\u00a0organization\u2019s DOWN ZERO Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About Safariland\u00ae Established in 1964, Safariland\u00ae has earned worldwide renown and a leadership position in the industry for its technologically advanced holsters and other gear to the law enforcement, military, concealment and competitive sporting markets. Safariland holsters, belts and accessories provide users with high-quality tools to perform their jobs safely and effectively. Safariland is credited for developing the first Level III retention holster for the uniformed duty market. With a reputation for INNOVATION NOT IMITATION\u00ae, the Safariland brand continues its position as the worldwide leader in retention holsters. Safariland is a part of The Safariland Group family of brands. For more information, visit www.safariland.com\/dutygear<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

IDPA announced that Safariland\u00ae, one of the leading holster brands and longtime supporter of the shooting sports, has signed on as one of the major sponsors of the 2013 IDPA U.S. National Championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":25388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[164,2597],"tags":[2817,3607,871],"class_list":["post-25386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idpa","category-shootingsports","tag-2013-idpa-nationals","tag-idpa","tag-safariland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25386","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=25386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}