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 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]
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 )
55,400+
2025
Jan 21-24
Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo )
2026
Jan
Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo )
2027
Jan
Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo )
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.
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