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“The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor — The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi” This is a fascinating book about a labor leader who has had tremendous influence on our lives, but whose name is not even known by millions of Americans. Please read my review.

From:  The American Rifleman  January, 2000

North Carolina logger and farmer Jim Fowler and sons Winn and Dean have their instincts, bravery, family dog – and a pistol – to thank for their capture of a fugitive being sought by police in the killing of five family members from nearby Jonathan Creek. According to police, the man was part of an evil triumvirate that only days earlier had killed Earl and Cora Mae Phillips; the Phillips’ son, Eddie; his wife, Mitzi; and their daughter, Katie. Authorities suspect that Charles Wesley Roache, Christopher Wayne Lippard and Chad McKinley Watt were having car trouble when a fight broke out between Roache and Watt. Soon afterward, Watt was dead from a gunshot to the head. Things then turned deadly for the Phillipses, innocent bystanders who lived along Interstate 40 near where the fight broke out. Following newscasts of the tragic events, Fowler’s sons decided to patrol their father’s property before going logging. As the three returned from the sawmill to the house, their family dog began to growl and they noticed someone hiding under a camper top. It turned out to be Roache whom they held at gunpoint until law enforcement authorities arrived. “I held him in the ditch until the law got here,” said Fowler. Lippard remained at large, becoming the subject of a massive manhunt. (The Enterprise Mountaineer, Waynesville, N.C., 10/4/99)

Even though Hickory, N.C., convenience store clerk Fred Hayes risked his job to discreetly carry a .25-cal. handgun at work, the decision likely extended his life. A customer attacked the concealed carry permit holder with a knife one morning and demanded money. When the store’s manager got into the scuffle, Hayes, who had been cut by his attacker, fired one shot, striking the villain’s side and sending him fleeing. He followed up by recording the getaway car’s license number and hitting an emergency signal, summoning police. A wounded man was later charged with the crime at a nearby hospital. (Hickory Daily Record, Hickory, N.C., 10/1/99)

After entering Stan Schley’s Grand Rapids, Mich., cellular phone store, an armed man made an inquiry about a specific model then promptly followed with the announcement: “I think I’ll just take all your money!” Schley said later that when he fired back a response-two shots from his own gun – he was thinking, “Not today. I’m not going to be a victim, at least not an easy victim:“ (The Macomb Daily, Mount Clemens, Mich., 9/15/99)

A female Sharon, Pa., resident became frightened when a man repeatedly knocked on her door before going to her garage and picking up a chain saw. According to police, the woman grabbed a .22-cal. handgun and went outside to confront the man. When she pointed the gun at the man’s head and ordered him to drop the saw, he realized he had been trumped and repeatedly apologized before fleeing the property. (Sharon Herald, Sharon, Pa., 10/5/99)

When ne’er-do-well Joey Wayne Fuller, 21, armed himself with a sword and a flashlight and then broke into a Lebanon, Ala., woman’s home, he was unaware he was about to come face-to-face with the homeowner – and his Maker. After Fuller repeatedly stabbed the resident, she fired two shots, striking him once in the stomach. Fuller and his accomplice, waiting in a car outside, continued the assault by attempting to run down the fleeing woman who let two more shots ring out. Police later found Fuller dead in the lookout’s vehicle. (Sand Mountain Reporter, Albertville, Ala., 9/21/99)

Ed Barkhurst, 72, was unaware he was about to experience a second deadly brush with violence when a man solicited him for yard work at his Napa, Calif., home. After Barkhurst refused the man’s offer, he went back inside his house, armed himself and called for assistance. That’s when the man forced his way through the exterior door. Barkhurst answered by firing a single fatal shot. Three years earlier, Barkhurst had given a ride to two teenagers who said their car had broken down. According to police, they later repeatedly stabbed Barkhurst and left him for dead. (Vallejo Times-Herald, Vallejo, Calif., 9/29/99)

Shirla Menendez was visiting her father next door in Jacksonville, Fla., when a man brazenly intruded brandishing a handgun. The invader forced Menendez to tie up Claude Allen, 77, then herded her into a bedroom and was about to shoot when a jewelry box caught his eye. “He told me he was taking me to the other room to kill me,” said Menendez. Meanwhile, Allen, who hadn’t fired a gun since World War II, got loose, grabbed a 9 mm Smith & Wesson pistol and hit the robber with a single, fatal shot. (The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Fla., 9/20/99)

For the second time in four months, M.D. Bhuiyan found himself facing a would-be robber in his Tulsa, Okla., convenience store. As the man approached the proprietor demanding money, an accomplice remained at the door as a lookout. Bhuiyan foiled the holdup by pulling a .357 Mag. handgun from under the counter and shoving it in the scofflaw’s face. At that, both men fled, firing at Bhuiyan as he gave chase to get a description of the getaway vehicle. (The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Okla., 9/16/99)

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