Walther Announces Heroes VIP Program

Walther introduced its new Heroes VIP Program, offering VIP pricing for hospital personnel and first responders.

April 29, 2020 By Guns & Ammo Digital Staff

As a way of saying, “Thank you for keeping our country moving during these difficult times.” Walther has opened up VIP pricing to ALL First Responders, Hospital Personnel and Essential Workers for a limited time.

This program will run until May 25, 2020.

To qualify for this limited program, you only need to send in a copy of your credentials, along with the HEROES VIP Form.

“Over the last several weeks, we have witnessed the countless hours of hard work to keep our families safe and our country moving forward. We have all seen examples of real life heroes at work, that is why we wanted to extend special pricing for our heroes that have dedicated their time to helping others,” said Adam Blalock, CEO of Walther Arms, Inc.

For more information, visit waltherarms.com/industry-vip-program/.

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