SHOT Show
Facts and notes about the Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show.
The first SHOT show was in 1979, held in St. Louis, Missouri with 5,600 attendees.
The biggest SHOT by attendance was 2014 with over 67,000 attendees.
Based on net square feet of space, SHOT Show ranks as the eighth largest trade show in America according to Trade Show Executive.
SHOT Show is the third largest trade show held in Las Vegas.
The combined length of all the aisles at SHOT Show is typically over 12 miles.
Over half of all B2B (business to business) transactions within the firearms industry occur during SHOT Show.
SHOT Show used to rotate between Las Vegas, Nevada; Orlando, Florida; New Orleans, Louisiana, and several other U.S. cities.
2024 is the 25th SHOT Show held continuously. in Las Vegas.
Since 2010, SHOT has been held exclusively at the Sands Expo (renamed the Venetian Expo in September 2021) in Las Vegas and is contracted to remain there through 2027. So, I hope you still like the Vegas strip….
In other news:
No half assed attempt at entrapment by the ATF? Shocked.