SHOT Show
| SHOT Show | |
|---|---|
 Official logo | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Firearms |
| Venue | Sands Expo (As of 2010) |
| Location(s) | Las Vegas, Nevada (As of 2010) |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 19 January 1979 |
| Attendance | 61,000[1] |
| Organized by | National Shooting Sports Foundation |
| Website | Official website |
The SHOT Show, which is an acronym for "Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show", is an American annual trade show for the shooting sports, hunting, outdoor recreation, and firearm manufacturing industries. The show is sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)[2]
The first ever SHOT Show was held in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1979. It used to rotate between Las Vegas, Nevada; Orlando, Florida; New Orleans, Louisiana, and several other U.S. cities, although since 2010 it has taken place only in Las Vegas at the Sands Expo (renamed the Venetian Expo in September 2021), and is contracted to remain there through 2027. It attracted over 60,000 attendees to its 630,000 square feet (59,000 m2) of exhibition space in Las Vegas. It is among the top 25 trade shows in the US.[3]
Locations
Source for all attendance information:[1]
References
- ^ a b Dolnack, Chris (20 August 2012). "SHOT Show's Host Cities: SHOT Show at 35". SHOT Show. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Henigan, Dennis A. (2011). Lethal Logic: Exploding the Myths That Paralyze American Gun Policy. Potomac Books, Inc. ISBN 978-1-59797-629-9.
- ^ Valentine, Matt (Sep 12, 2013). "The Gun Lobbying Group You Don't Hear About". The Atlantic.
- ^ Prince, Todd (20 January 2019). "More than 58K attending SHOT Show in Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ Cox, Matthew (30 October 2020). "Organizers Cancel SHOT Show as COVID-19 Cases Spike". Military.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Las Vegas Celebrates Trade Show Success". Trade Show News Network. Tarsus Media. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
The Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) welcomed over 52,000 professionals and delivered the largest event in its history, marking the second year of the expanded showfloor across The Venetian Convention and Expo Center and CAESARS FORUM.