The 2013 SHOT show, the largest gun show in the world, kicked off in Las Vegas on Tuesday, complete with 12.5 miles of guns, ammunition and gear from nearly every manufacturer imaginable.
Fox News’ Allison Barrie has some background on the gun show:
“The annual SHOT show — short for Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade — is owned and sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), a firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry trade association. Each year the show generates millions of dollars in revenue that NSSF uses to fund programs that help ‘promote, protect and preserve’ hunting and the shooting sports.”
In case you couldn’t make it out to Vegas, here are some of the sights from Tuesday’s festivities at the 2013 SHOT show:
Sig Sauer representative Adam Painchaud explains one of the company’s newest products, the MPX 9mm pistol caliber submachine gun at the 35th annual SHOT Show, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. The National Shooting Sports Foundation was focusing its trade show on products and services new to what it calls a $4.1 billion industry, with a nod to a raging national debate over assault weapons. The gun is for military and law enforcement use and not available for sale to the public. Credit: AP
Will Michaels of Homer, La., examines a Bushmaster M4 A3 Carbine 300 AAC Blackout rifle at the Bushmaster exhibit during the Shooting Hunting Outdoor Tradeshow, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. Credit: AP
A Winchester Safes representative sets the lock on one of several gun safes on display at the 35th annual SHOT Show, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. Credit: AP
A convention attendee looks through a Sig Sauer display case of various guns including a P938 Nightmare 9mm semiautomatic pistol at the 35th annual SHOT Show, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. Credit: AP
A convention attendee looks through the sight of a Sig Sauer semiautomatic rifle at the 35th annual SHOT Show, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. The National Shooting Sports Foundation was focusing its trade show on products and services new to what it calls a $4.1 billion industry, with a nod to a raging national debate over assault weapons. Credit: AP
Several of Smith & Wesson new product pistols are displayed at the 35th annual SHOT Show, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. Credit: AP
Firearms instructors Logan Martin, left, and Andres Gonzalez, of Calgary, Alberta, look through the sights of Sig Sauer Swat Patrol AR rifles during the 35th annual SHOT Show, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. Credit: AP
Remington rifle cartridges are displayed at the 35th annual SHOT Show, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. Credit: AP
Stuart Konicar of Scottsdale, Ariz., looks down the sight of a Remington Adaptive Combat Rifle on display at the Remington Defense exhibit during the 35th annual SHOT Show, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. Credit: AP
The Smith & Wesson .45 caliber M1911pistol is held at the 35th annual SHOT Show, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. Credit: AP
A box of 9mm bullets sits on display at the 35th annual SHOT Show, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. Credit: AP
Accessories manufacturer Kevin Kao, of Irvine, Calif., examines a military grade Remington ACR Special Purpose Rifle at the 35th annual SHOT Show, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. Credit: AP
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cabot149
Jan. 16, 2013 at 8:06amAll those guns in one place, surely hundreds were killed. I mean, its only reasonable that more guns means more gun deaths, right?
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The_Cabrito_Goat
Jan. 16, 2013 at 3:06pmIf guns kill people, how does anyone walk out of a gun show alive?
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NoMoMrNiceGuy
Jan. 16, 2013 at 7:25amGet em while you can – they are going to go fast !
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Laureen1
Jan. 16, 2013 at 7:17amObama’s head would surely explode at the sight of all these weapons and the peaceful Americans attending!
Can’t wait to hear King O’s 19 new rules for us rubes today with all the little innocent children surrounding him. Wonder – will armed guards be protecting THOSE children as his are 24/7? Funny how O is against guns so much that he signed yet another EO the other day providing lifetime SS protection for him!
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pahrumper
Jan. 16, 2013 at 9:02amAbout the Obummer gun protection team,,,,,I would guess this Muslim phoney would need more protection than any other one we have ever had. He must be the most hated person by half of the people in the USA!
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edbrowne2
Jan. 16, 2013 at 4:12amUntil enough Americans turn their backs, ears and wallets away from traditional media in this country, we won’t be able to begin reversing the tide that has been rising for decades. There is another tide reversing scenario; but it will be bloody. I pray for God’s conservative wisdom to enlighten the sheeple. Take Care!
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Extremerightwing
Jan. 16, 2013 at 5:57amSignal towers make great targets, we have to be able to stop the lies somehow, tv stations burn real good too!
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Swalker
Jan. 16, 2013 at 6:51amhttps://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/psychotropic-drug-regulation-place-moratorium-psychotropic-drug-dispensing-and-require-congress/WxQQk5wl
Short URL: http://wh.gov/Evek we petition the obama administration to:
Psychotropic Drug Regulation place a moratorium on Psychotropic drug dispensing and require Congress to investigate
ninety percent of all the mass shootings in the last thirty years involved the use of Psychotropic drugs.
We hereby require the President to place a moratorium on the use of these drugs and demand a review by Congress as to the effects and dangers of dispensing such medication. Whereas the prescribing of these drugs is subjective, without physical testing and not scientific in nature and the dangers listed create effects leading to Hallucinations, Agitation, Suicidal Thoughts and Increased Agitation; these drugs are a Clear Danger to the community as a whole and should be tested by Private Laboratories not connected to the producers of such drugs. In the wake of the loss of twenty children and seven adults it is imperative we seek answers for the cause of such tragic incidences,
Created: Jan 16, 2013
Issues: Consumer Protections, Firearms, Health Care
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YAHSHUARULES
Jan. 16, 2013 at 6:55amAnyone who hasn’t seen this needs to!
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If America goes down, the free world will go down with it and it will be finished for a very, very
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J-M-S
Jan. 16, 2013 at 3:32amMore guns= more violence. I noticed a lack of bodies and gurneys in the photos. Maybe the libs have it all wrong? I also noticed a lack of O.N.Y. style protesters. Hopefully the house and senate will wake up and reverse this presidents executive orders that are coming down the pike.
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taintso
Jan. 16, 2013 at 2:32amWonder what they do to get the 7 round clips for NY? Think maybe there might be a wooden duck plug like in the shot guns, that no one took out?
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PatriotSunDevil
Jan. 16, 2013 at 9:04amThe 7 rounders will probably be crimped like the 10 rounders to limit capacity. A “plug” would be to easy to remove and that would not satisfy Gov Craphead. Sorry that you New Yorkers have Gov Commie as your leader. Heil Craphead.
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JerseyGuy
Jan. 16, 2013 at 2:38pmI too live in the “armpit of America”, and Christie is adamant about not changing our gun laws. We do not (unlike PA) have any constitutional right to own or carry. Everything is administered by the State Polic – at their whim or unless told to change them by the Gov. We’re limited to 15 rounds, which makes my Marlin 61 “barely legal”.
Loved the gun show though and have attended many in PA and Virginia. Still get that tingly sensation up and down every time.
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sasquatch08
Jan. 16, 2013 at 2:27amThree things:
1) I hate seeing this pictures where people have their finger on the trigger. However, to be fair they might be testing the trigger break in some cases.
2) This show is AWESOME.
3) On gun control: I laugh when I watch TV and see the ads for the new movies coming out like “Bullet to the Head” or “Jack Reacher”. There’s at least half a dozen ultra violent movies coming out now, and Taken 2 is out on DVD.
Now, I don’t argue to restrict these movies, they’re protected by the 1′st Amendment, but it’s hilarious that liberals won’t say jack about these movies and how they might affect people because the movies are made by people they like. If they don’t like you however, John Kerry suggests taking away your 1st Amendment rights.
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Trail_Jumper
Jan. 16, 2013 at 5:38amHi Squatch,
Regarding the left not criticizing hollywood, it’s most likely because of the monetary donations they get from them. Never bite the hand that feeds you.
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Dismayed Veteran
Jan. 16, 2013 at 11:49amLast night my young nephew called me because he wanted me to convince his parents to let him watch “The Walking Dead.” He came to me because he knows I have firearms at home and his parents don’t. Obviously, I told him that he must respect his parents wishes.
He then said: In “The Walking Dead” all the zombies are Democrates since they hate guns and all the survivors are Republicans because they had guns. I almost spewed Johnny Walker all over myself.
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BellaMia7
Jan. 16, 2013 at 1:51amWow, all those guns and no violence, no firefights breaking out. How is that possible? Guns create crime, right? I surmise that any wacko nut-job is NOT thinking of going to shoot up the SHOT Show – rather, they are thinking of hard buildings with soft chewy centers – like a school. Predators know their limitations.
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welovetheUSA
Jan. 16, 2013 at 1:28amThis will backfire on Obama……..more gun owners than liberals for one reason..and using children to move liberals is one thing…for the rest of this country, its disgusting.
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cja23
Jan. 16, 2013 at 1:22amMarch to stop the violent video games, movies and television shows that feed a constant violence diet to our children. NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT PEOPLE.
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Female
Jan. 16, 2013 at 1:43amSpankings, sports and paintball wars helped my kids realize the difference between fantasy and reality….Pain sometimes helps the lesson get learned.
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cja23
Jan. 16, 2013 at 1:21amNotice how Obama and Holder swept the lies under the rug about Fast and Furious, sending guns to Mexico causing hundres of deaths, but he wants to take away American tax paying citizens rights to own a gun and make them look like criminals. It’s flipping outrageous.
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UnknownUser1
Jan. 16, 2013 at 2:59amYeah F&F didnt work out so well, so they went to Plan B
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sparkyrules
Jan. 16, 2013 at 1:09amNo progressives or liberals were inside protesting I see.
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Kevcar
Jan. 16, 2013 at 1:08amDid you notice the pictures were provided by the AP? All the rifles were black and all the pistols were automatics. I assure you, there are revolvers and wooden rifles/shotguns at the SHOT show. Coincidence? I doubt it.
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SirBeavis
Jan. 16, 2013 at 4:26amYeah I noticed that. Also no pictures of geat and accessories. You have to admit, the pictures of the semi-auto pictures are all of nice looking pistols though (Sorry, scary pistols) revolvers just bring to mind cowboys and indians. Wait, aren’t anti-second amendment folks always crying about bloodbaths and shootouts like in the “old west”? So why would they want us to have revolvers like in the old west?
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woodyee
Jan. 15, 2013 at 11:38pmUnless you’re in the trade or in law “ENFORCE”ment, you may not attend. So much for the “show”…
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lid.smoker
Jan. 15, 2013 at 11:28pmThey should have a robot made to look like Charleton Heston there on display and challenge people to take the gun out of it’s cold dead fingers. Of course the robot will easily crush any puny humans attempt to pry loose the gun.
I see this as the next stage in gun development. Robotic guns that do all the work for you. All you have to do is sit by your computer monitor and press the kill button, somewhat like our awesome drones.
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michaelmoron
Jan. 16, 2013 at 12:20amI started window shopping a new piece today. May go .357 mag. or 9mm
Guns, Ammo and Silver are going to make up a majority of my purchases for the next 6 months.
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Olieman
Jan. 16, 2013 at 12:42amThat is insanely funny…! Smoke another lid.
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mharry860
Jan. 15, 2013 at 11:26pmI thought suppressors were illegal?
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SUNTZU
Jan. 15, 2013 at 11:44pmSome on display are for mil and police
How ever if you pass the check and pay the fee
you can have a suppressor and a full auto machine
gun too.
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Fubared
Jan. 16, 2013 at 11:37am200 buck tax stamp and a lengthy wait for the rocket docs at BATFE to get your license/tax stamp back. Has to stay on weapon and with person registered…
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environmentalandawake
Jan. 16, 2013 at 1:49pmIm OK with them….what’s the difference? They were banned in 1934 with the first major unconstitutional law. In my world because they were affected by illegal legislation, they are in fact legal, period!
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AirtechJr
Jan. 15, 2013 at 11:18pmGreat day at SHOT with LAW ABIDING PEOPLE!. Thousands of 2nd Amendment supporters doing what the love best. The safest place on the planet to be.
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OHN
Jan. 15, 2013 at 11:15pmIf you did not GO VOTE. YOU VOTE FOR OBAMA. NOW HE AFTER YOUR GUN. YOUR VOTE COUNTS. NOW YOU GET WHAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COMMING. I AM SICK OF HEARING I DID NOT GO VOTE. ANYONE WOULD BEEN BETTER THAN OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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DeavonReye
Jan. 16, 2013 at 8:38amIt isn’t that simple, OHN. My state went to Romney. Completely. It didn’t matter in the long run [electoral college]. Votes for Romney, in my state, were basically meaningless.
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Metallicat
Jan. 15, 2013 at 11:04pmAnyone wanting to send notice to everyone from Obama down to your state reps that you oppose new gun restrictions can do so at Rugers website.
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CatB
Jan. 15, 2013 at 11:12pmThanks I did .. though I did remove Obama and Biden .. they don’t care what Americans want .. since they are the problem .. why give them your name and address ;-)
http://ruger.com/micros/advocacy/#
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AtTheReady
Jan. 16, 2013 at 10:13amI did it – sick of hiding in the shadows. If they come for the guns, then we all know the time to sit back and let it happen is long over. God help us all if it comes to that.
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txbigfoot
Jan. 15, 2013 at 11:04pmThe last of the best unless we believe
When they took the Fourth Amendment,
I was quiet because I did not deal drugs.
When they took the Sixth Amendment,
I was quiet because I was innocent.
When they took the Second Amendment,
I was quiet because I did not own a gun.
Now they’ve taken the First Amendment,
and I can say nothing about it.
.
Think about it.
.
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woodyee
Jan. 15, 2013 at 11:02pmCan anyone over 16 yrsof age attend the Shot Show? I’ve never been, but am ready to leave in the morning…
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The-Monk
Jan. 15, 2013 at 11:00pmHey Jason H,
Was this the gun show sponsored by NBC?
Does anyone else know?
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The-Monk
Jan. 15, 2013 at 11:03pmI’ll answer my own question….. Yep !
http://money.msn.com/now/post.aspx?post=1b1a5f2f-0e2c-429e-83b6-5d1374cbab86
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CatB
Jan. 15, 2013 at 11:14pm@MONK .. yup .. hypocrites …
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The-Monk
Jan. 15, 2013 at 11:26pmHi CatB,
Getting ready to go to my new part time job (midnight to 4am). Yesterday I got to work 4pm to 4am because some people called in sick. Hope all is well with you. : )
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CatB
Jan. 16, 2013 at 12:22am@MONK .. hope you enjoy the job … and are having a good shift. I have worked them all ;-)
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banjarmon
Jan. 15, 2013 at 10:45pmDamn wish I could be there!!
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CatB
Jan. 15, 2013 at 11:13pmMe too .. look no pink guns .. though they probably have some somewhere .. come on ladies .. we don’t need any STINKING pink guns!
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Ducky 1
Jan. 15, 2013 at 10:44pmMy husband was going to go to show his new gun sight but it was too late to get registered.
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FaithfulFriend
Jan. 15, 2013 at 10:41pmI guess this proves there’s a few left on the shelf somewhere.
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BigJohn451
Jan. 16, 2013 at 8:00amNone of those guns will be sold… Shot Show is a Trade show not your typical gun show. It is for Manufacturers to display there new products to Dealers. Would be kinda like going to the Detroit Auto show to buy a new car.
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