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US annual trade show for the shooting, hunting, and firearms industry
The
SHOT Show
, which is an
acronym
for "
S
hooting,
H
unting, and
O
utdoor
T
rade 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 m
2
) of exhibition space in Las Vegas. It is among the top 25 trade shows in the US.
[3]
Locations
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Source for all attendance information:
[1]
Year
|
Dates
|
City
|
Attendees
|
1979
|
|
St. Louis, Missouri
|
0~
5,600
|
1980
|
|
San Francisco, California
|
0~
8,500
|
1981
|
|
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
~
17,800
|
1982
|
|
Atlanta, Georgia
|
~
17,850
|
1983
|
|
Dallas, Texas
|
~
20,000
|
1984
|
|
Dallas, Texas
|
~
22,000
|
1985
|
|
Atlanta, Georgia
|
~
19,200
|
1986
|
|
Houston, Texas
|
~
20,950
|
1987
|
|
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
~
19,500
|
1988
|
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
~
19,800
|
1989
|
|
Dallas, Texas
|
~
23,500
|
1990
|
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
~
23,523
|
1991
|
|
Dallas, Texas
|
~
25,525
|
1992
|
|
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
~
23,262
|
1993
|
|
Houston, Texas
|
~
25,030
|
1994
|
|
Dallas, Texas
|
~
27,800
|
1995
|
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
~
29,600
|
1996
|
|
Dallas, Texas
|
~
28,500
|
1997
|
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
~
35,102
|
1998
|
Jan 27?30
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
~
32,756
|
1999
|
|
Atlanta, Georgia
|
~
25,814
|
2000
|
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
~
29,607
|
2001
|
|
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
~
25,496
|
2002
|
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
~
31,342
|
2003
|
|
Orlando, Florida
|
~
27,494
|
2004
|
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
~
33,264
|
2005
|
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
~
37,730
|
2006
|
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
~
40,892
|
2007
|
|
Orlando, Florida
|
~
42,216
|
2008
|
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
~
58,769
|
2009
|
Jan 15?18
|
Orlando, Florida
(
Orange County Convention Center
)
|
~
48,907
|
2010
|
Jan 19?22
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
~
58,444
|
2011
|
Jan 18?21
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
~
57,390
|
2012
|
Jan 17?20
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
~
61,017
|
2013
|
Jan 15?18
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
~
62,371
|
2014
|
Jan 14?17
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
~
67,000+
|
2015
|
Jan 20?23
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
~64,000
|
2016
|
Jan 19?22
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
~
54,547
|
2017
|
Jan 17?20
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
~65,000
|
2018
|
Jan 23?26
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
~60,000
|
2019
|
Jan 22?25
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
~
58,000+
[4]
|
2020
|
Jan 21?24
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
?
|
2021
|
Jan 19?22
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
cancelled
[5]
|
2022
|
Jan 18?21
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
~43,000
|
2023
|
Jan 17?20
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
52,000
[6]
|
2024
|
Jan 23?26
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
|
2025
|
Jan
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
|
2026
|
Jan
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
|
2027
|
Jan
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
(
Sands Expo
)
|
|
References
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- ^
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.
External links
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.