Richard Lipsey founded Lipsey’s in 1983 and has been an influential business and community leader ever since, growing the company into the largest firearms distributor in the country. Here is a snippet of responses from his Capital Region 500 questionnaire:LESSON LEARNED THE HARD WAYBalancing work with pleasure. It took me 25 years to figure out I could take Saturdays off and the business would survive without me there. ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ IDEA I STILL BELIEVE INWe could finally develop the Mississippi riverfront into a true dynamic tourist attraction. HOPED-FOR LEGACYThat I have had a positive and lasting impact, both civic and charitable wise, on the Greater Baton Rouge community.