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The number of tables at a gun show varies from as few as fifty to as many as 2,000. [5] At the largest gun shows, over 1,000 firearms are sold over two days. [3] In 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that it found no definite numbers for U.S. gun shows, but said that estimates ranged from 2,000 to 5,200 a year. [3]
The NSSF owns and sponsors the SHOT Show trade fair, held annually in Las Vegas. SHOT Show is the largest gun show in the United States, attracting over 50,000 attendees to its 630,000 square feet of exhibition space in Las Vegas. [6] It is among the top 25 trade shows in the country. [1]
Crossroads of the West Gun Shows is a travelling gun show, the largest in the United States. [1] Their regular attendance of 10,000 was predicted to exceed 17,000 following the 2015 San Bernardino attack. [2] As many as 1,400 vendors attend. [3] It holds 60 shows a year. [4] Total annual attendance exceeds 500,000. [5]
Gunfights have left a lasting impression on American frontier history; many were retold and embellished by dime novels and magazines like Harper's Weekly during the late 19th and early 20th century. The most notable shootouts took place in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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] The first ever SHOT Show was held in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1979
The Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show was an outdoor hunting and fishing exposition held at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania which ran annually from 1956 to 2013. It primarily showcased hunting and fishing products, sporting equipment, and services, along with expert advice, seminars, and competition ...
The show reached its 100,000 visitors mark at the 1981 show. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The 2010 show included more than 1,000 hunting and fishing related vendors and over 500 outfitters from around the world. In January 2013 the shows promoter Reed Exhibitions announced that semi-automatic rifles would not be on display or for sale. [ 12 ]
The 2008 Wanenmacher Gun Show inside Expo Center. The building hosts many events throughout the year such as the Tulsa boat show, the Wanenmacher gun show (the largest gun show in the world), [6] and Daryl Starbird's custom car show. During the Tulsa State Fair the largest facility is the Expo Center where vendors and exhibit booths line the ...