Gotta be in the industry, as in a licensed FFL.
Yes, gotta be in the industry, or know someone who has the hook ups. Just attended for the 3rd year in a row. Absolutely love it, especially the first day when select few get to go to the gun range outside of vegas to go shoot cool guns you couldn’t shoot or even touch in CA and then watch a cool demonstration.
Only downside is the SHOT show muck. SHOT show plague. Just a horrible flu that strikes down most of the people who go. I had it last year and my buddy and BIL got it this year. Really bad........