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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001214659-22-005721
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20220425
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220425
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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STURM RUGER & CO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000095029
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ORDNANCE & ACCESSORIES, (NO VEHICLES/GUIDED MISSILES) [3480]
		IRS NUMBER:				060633559
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		PX14A6G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10435
		FILM NUMBER:		22848141

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 LACEY PLACE
		CITY:			SOUTHPORT
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06490
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2032597843

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 2:		1 LACEY PLACE
		CITY:			SOUTHPORT
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06490

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Mercy Investment Services, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001699865
		IRS NUMBER:				263224636
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		PX14A6G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2039 NORTH GEYER ROAD
		CITY:			ST. LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63131
		BUSINESS PHONE:		314-909-4609

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2039 NORTH GEYER ROAD
		CITY:			ST. LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63131
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Sturm, Ruger &amp; Company, Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Vote FOR: Item #4 &ndash; &ldquo;Human Rights
Impact Assessment&rdquo;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Annual Meeting: June 1, 2022</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Contact: Laura Krausa &bull; CommonSpirit Health</B>&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<B>laura.krausa@commonspirit.org</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: #EEECE1"><B>Introduction</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">April 25, 2022</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">To Sturm, Ruger &amp; Co., Inc. Stockholders:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">CommonSpirit Health, along with co-filers including the Adrian Dominican
Sisters, Bon Secours Mercy Health, Congregation of St. Joseph, Daughters of Charity, Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, the Episcopal Church,
Mercy Investment Services, School Sisters of Notre Dame Cooperative Investment Fund, Sisters of Bon Secours USA, Sisters of Providence,
Sisters of the Holy Cross, Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, and Trinity Health (together,
the &ldquo;Proponents&rdquo;), are urging stockholders to vote FOR Item #4 at the Sturm, Ruger &amp; Co., Inc. (&ldquo;Ruger&rdquo; or
the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) annual stockholder meeting on June 1, 2022.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Item #4 (the &ldquo;Proposal&rdquo;) calls for Ruger&rsquo;s board
to conduct and publish a third-party Human Rights Impacts Assessment (&ldquo;HRIA&rdquo;) assessing human rights impacts associated with
the Company&rsquo;s policies, practices, and products, and making recommendations for improvement as applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: #EEECE1"><B>Resolved Clause</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Resolved</B>: Shareholders urge the Sturm Ruger board of directors
to oversee a third-party Human Rights Impact Assessment (within a reasonable time and at a reasonable cost) which assesses and produces
recommendations for improving the human rights impacts of its policies, practices and products, above and beyond legal and regulatory
matters. Input from stakeholders, including human rights organizations, employees, and customers, should be considered in determining
the specific matters to be assessed. A report on the assessment, prepared at reasonable cost and omitting confidential/proprietary information,
should be published on the company&rsquo;s website.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: #EEECE1"><B>Rationale for a YES
Vote</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>In Summary, the Human Rights Impact Assessment requested by the
proposal would:</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&#9679;</TD><TD>Provide all stakeholders, including investors, with critical information regarding the company&rsquo;s human rights risk exposure
with the objective of identifying a path for addressing those risks proactively through Ruger&rsquo;s policies and practices;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&#9679;</TD><TD>Bolster shareholder confidence regarding the Company&rsquo;s governance and risk management structures related to human rights; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&#9679;</TD><TD>Demonstrate leadership in corporate human rights due diligence, a topic of increasing concern to the business and investor communities.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The third-party HRIA is used by companies to assess existing and potential
adverse human rights impacts which can pose significant reputational, financial and legal risks.<SUP>1</SUP> This type of assessment,
particularly when conducted by a third-party auditor, can often identify issues that a company may be unaware of in its day-to-day operations--issues
that a company can remediate, address or prevent once the risks are identified. While the HRIA is a non-binding document, it should be
noted that most companies that undergo these third-party audits find them a valuable tool in a company&rsquo;s risk management structure.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>_____________________________</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>1</SUP> http://www.bsr.org/reports/BSR_Human_Rights_Impact_Assessments.pdf</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: #EEECE1"><B>Discussion</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights Exists Independently
of States&rsquo; Duty to Protect Human Rights. </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Company&rsquo;s statement of opposition relies heavily on compliance
with U.S. laws and regulations as a means to guarantee that its obligations to respect human rights have been met. Yet the proposal requests
an impact assessment &ldquo;above and beyond legal and regulatory matters&rdquo;. The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
(UNGPs) clearly state:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>The responsibility to respect human rights is a global standard
of expected conduct for all business enterprises wherever they operate. It exists independently of States&rsquo; abilities and/or willingness
to fulfill their own human rights obligations and does not diminish those obligations. And it exists over and above compliance with national
laws and regulations protecting human rights.<SUP>2</SUP></I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">In its opposition statement, the Company further argues that &ldquo;The
Proponents cannot assert that the Company has any existing human rights violations and that, in fact, the Company has already ensured
the protection of human rights by virtue of its adherence to its existing Human Rights Policy Statement and other corporate documents
that monitor conduct, anti-discrimination, equal employment opportunity, and similar matters.&rdquo; The Proponents underscore that the
UNGPs request that companies &lsquo;know and show&rsquo; their potential human rights risks as the first step in its Human rights Due
Diligence Process<SUP>3</SUP>. Absent an independent Human Rights Risk Assessment (HRIA) investors argue the Company cannot ensure it
is respecting human rights or avoiding human rights harms to all its stakeholders because it has no external evidence in support of this
claim. It is important to note further that the risks to be assessed would include potential harms to customers and to the public as a
result of the misuse of its products.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Safety Resources, Safety Products, and Policy Documents Do Not Substitute
for a Human rights Impact Assessment</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">In its opposition statement, Ruger points to its investment in safety
and innovation as evidence that it adequately respects human rights. Indeed, Ruger has developed products (e.g., gun locks) and educational
programs that promote safety for new and existing users. Proponents acknowledge these efforts and do not dismiss the value of these resources.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">However, to be in compliance with international human rights norms,
companies must take a comprehensive approach in assessing their risks, including evaluating corporate policies, procedures, practices
and products for their potential to contribute to human rights harms. This assessment should also evaluate how gun safety products and
resources are marketed, distributed, and used to prove whether the Company&rsquo;s human rights safeguards are effective in practice.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Given the inherent lethality of its business, a HRIA informed by
relevant stakeholder groups should be welcomed by the Company as a way to identify and mitigate consequential business threats and protect
shareholder value.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">_____________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>2</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Publications/GuidingPrinciplesBusinessHR_EN.pdf</FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(principle 11)</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>3</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Publications/GuidingPrinciplesBusinessHR_EN.pdf</FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(principles 17-19)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">A comprehensive HRIA must account for human rights risks throughout
a company&rsquo;s complete value chain. Ruger claims in its opposition statement that it is unable to track customer misuse and/or criminal
use of its weapons because it sells to distributors rather than directly to consumers. Proponents argue that indirect sales does not shield
the company from accountability for its potential human rights risks. The pharmaceutical industry, for example, does not sell its products
directly to patients, yet it is accountable for any detrimental human rights impacts throughout its value chain, as Pfizer acknowledges
in its human rights policy: <I>&ldquo;In line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Pfizer&rsquo;s human rights
policy focuses on addressing risks that could have the most severe impact on people: our patients, our colleagues, the workers of our
business partners, and the communities in which we operate. Our responsibility to respect human rights extends throughout our operations,
from lab to patient, including our diverse global supply chain of numerous local, third-party vendors.&rdquo;<SUP>4</SUP></I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Further, the Proponents see no evidence that any of the existing Company
policies Ruger mentions in its opposition statement (Human Rights Policy; Code of Business Conduct and Ethics; Equal Employment Opportunity
and Anti-Discrimination Policy; and Corporate Compliance Program) incorporate the input of external stakeholders with expertise in these
areas. For this reason, the Proposal requests that the HRIA be informed by a comprehensive group of stakeholders, including human rights
organizations, employees, and customers. These relevant and diverse voices are critical to uncovering unseen risks, providing a broader
perspective and preventing dangerous insularity.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>The Company Mischaracterizes the Proponents&rsquo; Intentions to
Authentically Engage on Human Rights Concerns</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Proponents dispute Ruger&rsquo;s characterization of investors&rsquo;
repeated attempts to authentically engage the Company on both the specifics of this proposal and broader issues around gun safety. In
2021 in exchange for a dialogue held under Chatham House Rules, the Company insisted that all Proponents commit to a nondisclosure agreement
(&ldquo;NDA&rdquo;) and withdrawal of this same HRIA Proposal in advance of the dialogue. The Proponents agreed to this term in the interest
of opening the door to engagement on the matter and it should be further noted that, while the NDA is long expired, the Proponents have
to this day never made the conversation public. This year, given a distinct lack of progress on the HRIA issue, Proponents were less interested
in committing to an NDA and a prior withdrawal of the proposal in exchange for a dialogue.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Summary Statement</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">What Proponents find most perplexing in Ruger&rsquo;s opposition statement
is the position that an HRIA cannot be undertaken without destroying the company. That an assessment of any company&rsquo;s potential
human rights harms would be fundamentally at odds with its survival is an indefensible position regardless of its business. Ruger is proud
of its many programs and these efforts can be acknowledged, however, given the Company is in the firearms business, Proponents believe
the Company has a responsibility to conduct enhanced human rights due diligence. An HRIA is absolutely critical to uncovering salient
human rights risks which, if left unaddressed, could prove devastating to Ruger&rsquo;s customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders,
and society.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: #EEECE1"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;<B>Vote &ldquo;FOR&rdquo; on Shareholder
Proposal #4, &ldquo;Human Rights Impact Assessment&rdquo;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>at the annual general meeting on June 1, 2022.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">THE FOREGOING INFORMATON MAY BE DISSEMINATED TO
SHAREHOLDERS VIA TELEPHONE, U.S. MAIL, EMAIL, CERTAIN WEBSITES AND CERTAIN SOCIAL MEDIA VENUES, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS INVESTMENT
ADVICE OR AS A SOLICITATION OF AUTHORITY TO VOTE YOUR PROXY. THE COST OF DISSEMINATING THE FOREGOING INFORMATION TO SHAREHOLDERS IS BEING
BORNE ENTIRELY BY ONE OR MORE OF THE CO-FILERS. PROXY CARDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY ANY CO-FILER. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR PROXY TO ANY
CO-FILER. TO VOTE YOUR PROXY, PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON YOUR PROXY CARD.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>The filer of this document is Mercy Investment Services, Inc. 2039
N. Geyer Rd., St. Louis, MO 63131</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>This is not a solicitation of authority to vote
your proxy.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Please DO NOT send us your proxy card as it
will not be accepted</B></P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><SUP>4</SUP> https://cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/about/Human-Rights-Policy-Aug-2020.pdf</P>

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