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First SHOT Show
- 1979 in St Louis, Missouri
- 290 exhibitors
- 5,200ft2 of exhibits
2025 NSSF’s SHOT Show
- More than 2,800 exhibitors including the Supplier Showcase in 2025
- ○ The Supplier Showcase - launched in 2017 with 260 material suppliers, more than 600 suppliers exhibited in 2025
- 830,000ft2 of exhibits, enough space to park 556 F-16 fighter jets
- 14.1 miles of aisles, more than a half marathon
NSSF’s SHOT Show brings in more than $88 million to the Las Vegas economy every year
- Venetian Expo & Caesars Forum’s largest event
- Las Vegas’ 5th largest trade show
- United States’ 8th largest trade show
- Exhibitors, buyers, and media come from all 50 states and 119 countries.
- Firearms and ammunition are an $8.9 billion industry.
- Supports more than 384,000 jobs.
- Total economic impact is more than $90.1 billion.
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