The 41st annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT) drew nearly 60,000 attendees to the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, this year. For those of you that didn’t attend the event, Here are 15 Twitter reports about the most interesting things you missed out on, posted by people who were on the show floor.
1. The opportunity to literally keep and bear arms
“You have the right to BEAR arms” lol #AirgunwebTV #ShotShow2019 #SHOTShow pic.twitter.com/OOO1ygE5Um
— Rick Eutsler (@airgunweb) January 22, 2019
2. The chance to get a free tattoo—in under 45 minutes
Attendees at the @Gerber_Gear booth at the @nssfshotshow getting free tattoos. Rules are 45 min sessions btwn 2 artists and can choose from 14 designs. #vegas #ShotShow #tattoo pic.twitter.com/86ZUSwG7c3
— Mick Akers (@mickakers) January 23, 2019
3. Your chance to make a Sasquatch sighting
Sasquatch sighting at @SHOTIndustryDay. @JackLinks #truetimberatshotshow pic.twitter.com/VhOSy6dKn6
— TrueTimber (@TrueTimber) January 21, 2019
4. Meeting man’s [and woman’s] best friend
Made a new friend at #ShotShow2019 #tacticool pic.twitter.com/fxltmCcW7B
— Greg Baroth (@gbaroth) January 23, 2019
5. Getting your daily steps in
Lots accomplished on Day 1. Ready for Day 2 to start. Lots of meetings about new products and about protecting our 2nd Amendment. #ShotShow2019 pic.twitter.com/RgXU0cdOMZ
— Jeffrey Abraham (@NotRightShootrz) January 23, 2019
6. Seeing breaking news about the industry happen live
Big announcement yesterday at #SHOTShow2019: New @DucksUnlimited Expo planned for 2020! https://t.co/X6tcF7F38V
— Ducks Unlimited-GLAR (@GLARDucks) January 24, 2019
7. Grabbing some CAN-mmunition
CANmunition from @GlobalOrdnance is one of the coolest things I've seen at 2019 @nssfshotshow – #canmunition #ammo #9MM #SHOTShow #ShotShow2019 pic.twitter.com/exZih6XVhP
— GearSight (@GearSightMedia) January 24, 2019
8. Hanging out with prominent politicians
For the 4th time as Governor, I’m pleased to represent AR at the 2019 @NSSFSHOTShow. @ArkansasEDC & I have visited w/ a dozen AR employers & have met w/ several prospective companies looking to relocate. A key to AR's growth agenda is being competitive both nationally & globally. pic.twitter.com/WiBfXqET1B
— Gov. Asa Hutchinson (@AsaHutchinson) January 23, 2019
9. Checking out some guns with NASCAR royalty
Hanging out at @nssfshotshow with @hannahbarron96 looking at all the set ups! #SHOTshow #shotshow2019 pic.twitter.com/mjTKfpzb7R
— Jeffrey Earnhardt (@JEarnhardt1) January 24, 2019
10. Running into The Incredible Hulk on the show floor
As a Reserve Deputy Sheriff – proud to be with Special Operations Wounded Warriors @nssfshotshow in Vegas this weekend.
— Lou Ferrigno (@LouFerrigno) January 22, 2019
If you’re in Vegas – say hello. I’ll be at the Brownells, Inc. booth:
Wed & Thurs 1/23 & 1/24 from 2pm – 3pm
More info: https://t.co/Q5Hg6IQNBZ pic.twitter.com/RwsdsXT3vb
11. Grabbing a pic with a Benghazi war hero
At @nssfshotshow SHOT Show with @MarkGeistSWP & catching up on #ChildTrafficking solutions. Child traffickers definitely have trouble ahead‼️ we must ALL stand up for the children. Thanks for supporting our mission! #13Hours #V4CR https://t.co/pJodXyKYFP pic.twitter.com/7xMowoBaCo
— Craig Sawyer ? (@CraigRSawyer) January 24, 2019
12. Going head to head with some WWE wrestlers
I casually mention @undertaker ‘s name and he appears out of nowhere not 10 seconds later. I feel like @wweURNiverse had a hand in this #ShotShow2019 pic.twitter.com/YQir7WSKXz
— Eli Drake (@TheEliDrake) January 23, 2019
13. Attending Travis Tritt’s private country music concert
I’ll be performing a solo acoustic set tonight at Hard Rock in Las Vegas as part of @nssfshotshow. Thanks to my friends @DanielDefense for inviting me.
— Travis Tritt (@Travistritt) January 23, 2019
14. Networking like a boss
Thank you to everyone who was involved in making the second Women of the Gun reception a success! We loved seeing the commitment of women in the industry to practice #safestorage. pic.twitter.com/nzKgoFiVmk
— Project ChildSafe (@ProjChildSafe) January 24, 2019
15. Partying it up with Glock
I'm at the Glock party and it's huge. #ShotShow2019 pic.twitter.com/OPUmr9tQpk
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) January 25, 2019