SHOT Show

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SHOT Show
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Official logo
StatusActive
Genre Firearms
Venue Sands Expo (As of 2010)
Location(s)Las Vegas, Nevada (As of 2010)
Country United States
Inaugurated19 January 1979
Attendance61,000 [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]

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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]

YearDatesCityAttendees
1979 St. Louis, Missouri 5,600
1980 San Francisco, California 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
1998Jan 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
2009Jan 15–18 Orlando, Florida (Orange County Convention Center)48,907
2010Jan 19–22 Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)58,444
2011Jan 18–21 Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)57,390
2012Jan 17–20 Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)61,017
2013Jan 15–18 Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)62,371
2014Jan 14–17 Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)67,000+
2015Jan 20–23 Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)~64,000
2016Jan 19–22 Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)54,547
2017Jan 17–20 Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)~65,000
2018Jan 23–26 Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)~60,000
2019Jan 22–25 Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)58,000+ [4]
2020Jan 21–24 Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo) ?
2021Jan 19–22 Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)cancelled [5]
2022Jan 18–21 Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)~43,000
2023Jan 17–20 Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)52,000 [6]
2024Jan 23–26 Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)55,400+
2025Jan 21-24 Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)
2026Jan Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)
2027Jan Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)

References

  1. 1 2 Dolnack, Chris (20 August 2012). "SHOT Show's Host Cities: SHOT Show at 35". SHOT Show. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. Henigan, Dennis A. (2011). Lethal Logic: Exploding the Myths That Paralyze American Gun Policy. Potomac Books, Inc. ISBN   978-1-59797-629-9.
  3. Valentine, Matt (Sep 12, 2013). "The Gun Lobbying Group You Don't Hear About". The Atlantic.
  4. Prince, Todd (20 January 2019). "More than 58K attending SHOT Show in Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  5. 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.
  6. "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.