{"id":2628,"date":"2010-04-06T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2010-04-06T17:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=2628"},"modified":"2010-04-06T12:00:14","modified_gmt":"2010-04-06T17:00:14","slug":"nssf-welcomes-xs-sight-systems-as-sponsor-of-first-shots-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/nssf-welcomes-xs-sight-systems-as-sponsor-of-first-shots-program\/2628\/","title":{"rendered":"NSSF Welcomes XS Sight Systems as Sponsor of &#8216;First Shots&#8217; Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/firstshotslogo.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2629\" title=\"firstshotslogo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/firstshotslogo-300x177.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" \/><\/a>EWTOWN,       Conn. &#8212; When new shooters step up to the firing line in the  National       Shooting Sports Foundation\u2019s First Shots\u00ae program, they\u2019ll       be able to quickly acquire an accurate sight picture thanks to the  program\u2019s       newest sponsor\u2014XS Sight Systems.<\/p>\n<p>NSSF welcomes the addition of XS Sight Systems (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.xssights.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.xssights.com<\/a>)       to the growing list of industry supporters of the First Shots  program.       XS Sight Systems has pledged its support and sponsorship of First  Shots       through 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation  and hosted by independent shooting facilities, First Shots provides men,  women and youth with a comprehensive       introduction to target shooting by qualified range operators and  instructors.       Topics covered include firearm safety, local ownership  requirements, shooting       fundamentals, hands-on instruction and how and where to continue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;XS         Sights is proud to be affiliated with the First Shots program,\u201d  said         Dave Biggers, vice president, sales and marketing, of XS Sight  Systems,         Inc.\u201cI don\u2019t think anyone in our industry would disagree         that bringing new shooters into our fold is our best bet to  continue         our traditions of hunting, target and recreational shooting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Said         Cynthia Dalena, First Shots program manager, \u201cIndustry         sponsors and the resources they provide allow First Shots to  deliver         a quality experience to first-time and novice shooters. NSSF  thanks XS       Sights for its generous support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>First Shots is one of many NSSF programs working to  increase awareness of and participation in the shooting sports. For more  information on First       Shots, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstshots.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.firstshots.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>-30-<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>About NSSF<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The National Shooting Sports Foundation is the  trade association for the firearms industry. Its mission is to promote,  protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. Formed in 1961,  NSSF has a membership of more than 5,500 manufacturers, distributors,  firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen&#8217;s organizations and  publishers. For more information, log on to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nssf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.nssf.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EWTOWN, Conn. &#8212; When new shooters step up to the firing line in the National Shooting Sports Foundation\u2019s First Shots\u00ae program, they\u2019ll be able to quickly acquire an accurate sight picture thanks to the program\u2019s newest sponsor\u2014XS Sight Systems. NSSF welcomes the addition of XS Sight Systems (www.xssights.com) to the growing list of industry supporters [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":2629,"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":[472,97],"class_list":["post-2628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-industry","tag-first-shots-program","tag-nssf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628","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\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}