HENRY REPEATING ARMS RECOGNIZES WISCONSIN SHERIFF AT NRA ANNUAL MEETING
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – April 25, 2019 – Henry Repeating Arms presented an engraved tribute edition rifle to Barron County, Wisconsin Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald to recognize his service to the state and his community during the National Rifle Association Foundation Banquet and Auction. Barron County is the location of one of Henry Repeating Arms’ manufacturing facilities. The presentation took place in front of a crowd of more than 2,500 people at the Lucas Oil Stadium as the kick-off event for the 2019 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits.
Anthony Imperato, President and Owner of Henry Repeating Arms addressing a packed house at the Lucas Oil Stadium for the 2019 NRA Foundation Banquet.
As the primary sponsor of the event, Anthony Imperato, President and owner of Henry Repeating Arms, invited Sheriff Fitzgerald to join him on stage where he was introduced to the crowd and presented with a Henry Law Enforcement Tribute Edition rifle. Other honorees of the evening a young veteran who was injured by a 200-pound IED on deployment in Iraq, three World War II veterans, and the family of a young Marine who was tragically killed in a car accident two weeks after returning from his second combat deployment.
Veterans and Law Enforcement honored by Henry Repeating Arms during the 2019 NRA Foundation Banquet in Indianapolis, IN. From L to R: Marshall Easley, Wetzel “Sundown” Sanders, Anthony Imperato, Don Burwell, Al Hutchcraft, Omar Avila, Barron County, WI Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald.
Barron County Wisconsin Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald was the first to take the stage alongside Imperato. “I grew up working in my grandfather’s police equipment and gun store and recognized early on the dangers that police officers face each day,” said Imperato. Imperato continues, “These past few years, law enforcement has gotten a black eye from the media, turning our citizens against those who protect us…we take this opportunity to thank law enforcement throughout this great country for risking their lives every day.”
In October of 2018, the Barron County Sheriff’s Department became the center of the national media world with the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl named Jayme Closs and the murder of her parents. Fitzgerald and his department led a relentless 3-month search and a 6-month investigation, which will come to a close with the sentencing of the suspect this month.
Henry rifles and shotguns can be purchased through a licensed firearms dealer. Most Henry dealers will offer a discount from the MSRP. For additional information about the company and its products visit henryusa.com or call 866-200-2354.
About Henry Repeating Arms
Henry Repeating Arms is one of the leading rifle and shotgun manufacturers in the United States and a world leader in the lever action category. Their company motto is “Made in America, or Not Made At All” and their firearms come with a lifetime guarantee backed by award-winning customer service. The company is also known for its charitable endeavors under its Guns For Great Causes program, which focuses on sick children, both individual cases and children’s hospitals, veteran and wounded veteran organizations, 2nd Amendment and wildlife conservation organizations. The company currently employs 535 people and has 250,000sf of manufacturing space in their Rice Lake, Wisconsin and Bayonne, New Jersey facilities. The company is named in honor of Benjamin Tyler Henry who invented and patented the Henry rifle in 1860 – the first repeating rifle, the lever action rifle, which is America’s unique contribution to international firearms design and is one of the most legendary, respected and sought after rifles in the history of firearms.