Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show

On January 15, 2013 Reed Exhibitions, the promoter of the show, announced that modern sporting rifles (MSRs) and related products would not be permitted at the show. Following the announcement, hundreds of its exhibitors and most of its celebrity speakers cancelled. Following opposition by the National Rifle Association of America (NRA), and a statement by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) that they would stop co-organizing with Reed for their annual SHOT Show, Reed announced the indefinite postponement of the ESOS, which would later be cancelled.^[4]

Tourism officials for the Hershey and Harrisburg Region of Pennsylvania said that the postponement and eventual cancellation of the ESOS in 2013 resulted in an estimated $80 million loss to the local economy. Officials with the Hershey Harrisburg Regional Visitors Bureau reported $44 million of that loss was in direct spending from the 1,000 vendors and estimated 250,000 visitors attending the show each year.^[5] Regional hotels reported the event accounted for approximately 12,000 room-nights during what was typically a slow period for occupancy.^{[citation needed]}

The National Rifle Association was chosen over 16 other applicants to replace the show starting in 2014 with a new event at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex called the Great American Outdoor Show.^{[6][permanent dead link][7][8]}

• "Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show". Archived from the original on 29 May 2013.
• Great American Outdoor Show