Our Someone 2 Know, Sharon Oren, moved to Reno ten years ago - for his wife. He has since grown to love the region and now runs a successful business and is an active fund-raiser for the community and especially our veterans.
He has provided security and training for people all over the world and is a veteran of the Israel Defense Force, but Oren says American soldiers are the reason he's alive today; "Being Jewish, being Israeli, grandson to Holocaust survivors, who escaped the ovens - if it wasn't for those men and women, who did what they did - The Greatest Generation, my grandparents would have not been able to survive."
For years, Oren has held fundraisers and spent time as a volunteer for Honor Flight Nevada, joining veterans on trips to Washington, D.C. to visit war memorials; "I do my share, whether it's pushing a cart, a wheelchair or changing a diaper. It's the least I can do in honor of my grandparents, because they are not here today to be able to say thank you."
Sharon is the owner of Maccabee Arms in Reno, which he is quite fond of, but owning a gun shop wasn't exactly in his plans when he moved to the city ten years ago; “I met an old Jewish veteran. Disabled veteran - a Vietnam vet, who use to sell guns out of his house,” explains Oren, “I said let's open a gun store. He decided to retire and I got stuck with a gun store. Tah dah!" he smirks, throwing his hands up.
Sharon says he is a conservative and has met a fair amount of politicians - including President Trump. He regularly reaches out to community stakeholders as he works to improve public safety in the Truckee Meadows.
“Reno Police Department, Washoe County Sheriff's Office, Sparks - I try to work as much as I can behind the scenes to bring everybody together and save the community money while providing them a better level of security and safety” …because northern Nevada is home and where Oren wants to stay; “We have a child that was born here and we want to raise her here, so as long as they will have me - I'm here.”
Maccabee Arms gun shop is located at
2105 Kietzke Ln
Reno, Nevada
(775) 384-2999
