Hallway at 2022 SHOT Show. It would normally be full of people.
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)-–As someone who has attended most of the shot shows in the last decade, the most obvious difference in 2022 is the ability to move through the halls and aisles at the show without the crowed press of people seen at previous shows. Attendance is down by a significant amount. The exhibitors who are present seem to be attracting good interest, such as with this Aimpoint exhibit:
Aimpoint at SHOT Show 2022
Some major players have a limited presence at the 2022 SHOT Show. This Colt location would normally be covered in exhibits and people instead of considerable empty space, as pictured.
Colt did not have the large number of displays it usually has.
Some deals are being done at the table behind the sign. In many previous shows, the aisles were elbow to elbow.
Many people were wearing masks, as required by the decree of the Democrat Governor of Nevada, Steve Sisolak.
A mask was required to enter the Venetian Towers’ accommodations. A mask was required to enter the dining facilities at one of the major restaurants in the Pallazo-Venetian Casino complex.
Adherence to the mask mandate was mixed, at best. Masks were worn in slipshod fashion, limiting their usefulness to declarations of obedience to the mandate. Many people wore masks below the nose, or at times, hanging from one ear.
Reports of many flights reduced attendance significantly. Once a potential participant understood they would not make the first day of the show, many decided not to come. Others could not come because of illness.
One participant of many previous shows informed this correspondent the mask mandate