SYRACUSE — The largest gun show held in New York State will be taking place Saturday, April 23 and Sunday April 24, with 1,000 tables open to the public.

Starting 9 a.m. on both days at the New York State Fairgrounds Empire Expo Center, this event is open to the public. Daily admission is $8 per person. Children under 12 are free and must be accompanied by an adult. Seniors are $6.

Featured will be displays and sale tables of U.S. military arms, Colt revolvers, high grade double barreled shotguns, Remingtons, muskets, Smith & Wesson, Kentucky rifles, gun parts and accessories, Native American items, Frontier and western paraphernalia, Sharps, swords, Springfields, Winchesters, vintage firearms, bowie knives, bayonets, hand crafted knives, powder horns, targets, optics, ammunition, hunting and fishing items, books, wester art, civilian and military weapons from all nations, custom made and factory made knives, and military relics from before the Revolutionary War to the present, according to the announcement by event organizers.

All firearms sales or transactions require by law a NICS background check and must be conducted through available dealers only inside the hall. No private sales or trades or barters of firearms are permitted. Sellers of all modern firearms must provide a gun locking device suitable for said firearm, with instructions, at time of sale.

All firearm laws will be observed.

The Onondaga County Sheriff’s pistol license unit will be in attendance both days.

The Saturday show will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the Sunday show will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Center of Progress Building is located at Massapequa Ave. in Syracuse.