Christopher B. Ripley

Biography

Christopher B. Ripley is a citizen of Texas. According to the Verified Complaint, his involvement in the firearms industry long predates the events at issue: he is described as a former National Champion All-American competitive shooter, a holder of NRA Junior Achievement medals and a world championship cup awarded within the past five years, and, from approximately 2012 to 2014, a responsible party for a federally licensed retail firearms and ammunition business — described as one of the earliest large-scale independent business-to-consumer e-commerce operations in that space. (Verified Complaint ¶7.)

Role in Events

Per the Verified Complaint, Ripley was approached in mid-2025 by Scott Soura and Ken D’Arcy regarding a potential minority investment in the Remington firearms business. He executed a non-disclosure agreement with Roundhill Group LLC in August 2025 and pursued formal acquisition diligence, during which he alleges he incurred substantial costs and provided facility services — equipment relocation from Knoxville, Tennessee and the Sewon Boulevard facility, pallet-racking installation, and internet wiring at the LaGrange Manufacturing Facility — for which he claims to remain substantially unpaid. He further alleges he has personally paid more than $480,000 to other unsecured creditors of the enterprise. (¶¶2, 5.)

Through Rip95 LLC (d/b/a Risk Off Capital, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company he controls, Ripley acquired contractual rights with respect to the senior secured note encumbering the LaGrange facility under a Loan Sale Agreement dated March 26, 2026. (¶8.)

The Verified Complaint states that Ripley planned to present a “fully funded acquisition proposal” — described as one that would pay every unsecured creditor of the enterprise in full — at a publicly noticed town hall in LaGrange on May 7, 2026, which he canceled after Roundhill filed its Delaware action against him the previous day. (¶74.)

Timeline of Involvement

• June–July 2025 — receives investment presentations from Soura and D’Arcy (¶28)
• Aug. 9, 2025 — executes NDA with Roundhill Group LLC (¶2)
• Sept. 11, 2025 — Letter of Intent executed (¶2)
• Sept.–Dec. 2025 — diligence period; document requests; facility services provided (¶¶3, 5, 39-A)
• Mar. 26, 2026 — Rip95 acquires senior-note rights via Loan Sale Agreement (¶8)
• May 6, 2026 — sued by Roundhill in D. Del.; cancels May 7 town hall (¶74)
• June 29, 2026 — files the Verified Complaint in Troup County

Litigation Posture

Ripley is the lead plaintiff in the Troup County action and a defendant in Roundhill’s Delaware NDA action, where Roundhill’s claims against him are likewise unadjudicated allegations. This site presents both actions and will publish material filings from each.

Referenced Documents

• Verified Complaint, No. 26-CV-0369 (Troup County, Ga., June 29, 2026)
• Complaint and Docket 41 Declaration, Roundhill Group LLC v. Ripley, No. 1:26-cv-00529-MN (D. Del.) — reference; to be added