MANSFIELD — Heritage Arms, LLC of Stark County has donated 1,000 rounds of .40 caliber Smith and Wesson ammunition to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s deputies will be able to use the ammunition for shooting qualification purposes, according to Sheriff Steve Sheldon.
“The state of Ohio requires that we qualify once a year, but we like to shoot a lot more often than that if we can, but the cost of ammo gets very expensive for us, especially when you have like 50 or 60 people that are qualifying, Sheldon said.
“This donation, we really, really appreciate it,” he said.
Chris Beebe, operations manager at Heritage Arms, became better acquainted with the Richland County Sheriff’s Office at his gun shows he began holding at the Richland County Fairgrounds in 2009. He said the sheriff’s deputies worked security at the shows.
“The professionalism of the Richland County Sheriff’s deputies is above the cut,” Beebe said.
A number of years ago, Beebe donated ammunition to the sheriff’s office as a token of his gratitude and decided it was time to make another donation. “Because we really do appreciate the sheriff’s deputies and the job they do for us,” he said.
Beebe’s next event, the Mansfield Gun Show, will be held Saturday, May 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, May 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Richland County Fairgrounds. Admission costs $5; children 12 and under can get in free. Also, if attendees join or renew their membership to the National Rifle Association at the event, they can get in free of charge.
