[2][3] The venue of the event was the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg.

[6] The expo, which was previously called the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show, occurred annually from 1955 until 2012.

In 2014 the show saw a re-branding when it returned and looking for a sponsor saw a multimillion-dollar deal with the National Rifle Association.

In January 2013 the shows promoter Reed Exhibitions announced that semi-automatic rifles would not be on display or for sale.

[12] They also added companies who specialized in semi-automatic firearms would be banned from the show due to the influx in school shootings in the United States in the last five years.