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IPSC WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, AND ADVANCE PRACTICAL MARKSMANSHIP. The International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) was established to promote, maintain, improve and advance the sport of IPSC shooting, to safeguard its principles and to regulate its conduct worldwide in order to cultivate the safe, recreational use of firearms The art of shooting can be traced back as far as the middle ages but it wasnt until the 19th century that shooting really developed into a In the 200 years since, shooters have come together in a variety of organizations, at the local, national, and world levels, to practice, Competitive IPSC-style shooting developed in southern California in the late 1950s and quickly spread throughout the shooting world to Australia, Central and South America, Europe, and Southern Africa. As the sport attracted greater interest, the participants sought a more structured competition environment. As a result, in May of 1976, Accuracy, power, and speed were recognized as the quintessential elements and have become the foundation of IPSC shooting. The Latin motto Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas (DVC) meaning accuracy, power, and speed was introduced to reflect these balanced elements. Range At the conclusion of the Columbia conference, the International Practical Shooting Confederation was officially formed. Colonel Jeff Cooper, who acted as chairman of the conference, was elected the first IPSC world president. > IPSC shooting represents a new, exciting form of >   sport shooting and was established to promote,