The SHOT Show , which is an
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for "Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show", is an
America
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n annual
trade show for the
shooting sport
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s,
hunting
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,
outdoor recreations and
firearm
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manufacturing
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industries. The show is owned and sponsored by the
National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), and is the biggest event of the type in the world along with the
IWA & OutdoorClassics ("IWA Nuremberg") held also annually in
Nuremberg
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,
Germany
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. The SHOT Show is restricted to formal members of the shooting, hunting, military and outdoor trade industries, including commercial buyers and sellers of military, law enforcement and tactical products, and is not open to the general public.
The first ever SHOT Show was held in
St. Louis, Missouri, in 1979. It used to rotate between
Las Vegas
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,
Nevada
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;
Orlando, Florida
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;
, and several other U.S. cities, although since 2010 it has taken place only in Las Vegas at the
Sands Expo and is contracted to remain there through 2027. It attracted over 60,000 attendees to its of exhibition space in Las Vegas. It is among the top 25 trade shows in the US.
Locations
Source for all attendance information:
References
External links
SHOT Show
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Firearm commerce
Trade shows in the United States
Arms fairs
Recurring events established in 1979
1979 establishments in the United States