| SHOT Show | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | firearms, hunting |
| Venue | Sands Expo |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Country | USA |
| First held | January 1979 |
| Last held | January 13-January 16, 2011 |
| Organizer | National Shooting Sports Foundation |
| Filing status | 501(c)(3) |
| Attendance | 57,390 |
| Official website | [1] |
The SHOT Show is an annual tradeshow for the shooting, hunting, and firearms industry. It is the biggest event of this type in the world together with IWA & OutdoorClassics ("IWA Nuremberg"), also taking place annually. "SHOT", besides being a general reference to shooting, is an acronym for "Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade" (show). This trade show is open only to those in the trade and the press. It is not open to the general public.
The first SHOT Show was held in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1979. The show is owned and sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation. It rotates between Las Vegas, Nevada; Orlando, Florida; New Orleans, Louisiana, and several other U.S. cities, although in the last few years it has taken place mostly in Las Vegas.
The 2011 SHOT Show featured 57,390 attendees including 1,600 exhibitors in over 630,000 square feet of exhibit space.