ONE WEEK AWAY . . . The 36th edition of the SHOT Show will take place Jan. 14-17 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas. More than 60,000 industry professionals are expected to attend. Owned and sponsored by NSSF, the SHOT Show is the industry’s most anticipated event of the year. The show provides a first look at new products and services used by target shooters, hunters, outdoorsmen and women and law enforcement professionals. The show also provides members of this multi-faceted industry an opportunity to network and attend educational seminars. Read NSSF’s pre-show news release.
- NSSF TO UNVEIL TARGET SHOOTING ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT . . . On Day 2 of the SHOT Show, Wednesday, Jan. 15, NSSF will announce its first-ever report on the economic impact of target shooting to the nation’s economy. The report looks at spending by target shooters at the state and national levels and how that spending supports businesses and jobs. The NSSF “Target Shooting in America” report complements the “Hunting in America” report released earlier this year by NSSF and the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies. Credentialed media are invited to join NSSF President and CEO Steve Sanetti, NSSF Director of Industry Research and Analysis Jim Curcuruto and Rob Southwick of Southwick Associates at 10 a.m., Jan. 15, in the press conference room (3401). See other SHOT Show press conferences in the Online Newsroom.
- INFOGRAPHIC: HOW BIG IS THE SHOT SHOW? . . . Did you know there are 12.5 miles of aisles at the SHOT Show (a little less than a half marathon)? How about that the show’s 630,000 square feet of exhibit space is the equivalent of 10.9 football fields as well as the size of the New Orleans Superdome? These other fun facts about the show are packed into an infographic released today by NSSF.
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