SHOT Show
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StatusActive
GenreFirearms
VenueSands Expo (As of 2010)
Location(s)Las Vegas, Nevada (As of 2010)
CountryUnited States
InauguratedJanuary 1979
Attendance61,000[1]
Organized byNational Shooting Sports Foundation
WebsiteOfficial 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] and is the biggest event of the type in the world along with the IWA & OutdoorClassics ("IWA Nuremberg"), also held annually in Nuremberg, Germany.

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)
2025 Jan Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)
2026 Jan Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)
2027 Jan Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)

References

  1. ^ a b Dolnack, Chris (20 August 2012). "SHOT Show's Host Cities: SHOT Show at 35". SHOT Show. 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.

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