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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  July, 2000

A wolf apparently targeted a 6-year-old boy playing near a logging camp in Icy Bay, Alaska, one chilly April morning. According to camper Teresa Thompson, the animal “was aware of the other people around him, but his whole intention was trying to take off with the little boy. He had literally picked the little boy off the ground.” A camp carpenter and a dog finally came to the boy’s rescue, chasing off the animal, but not before the boy suffered multiple bite wounds that later required stitches. The crazed animal returned 10 minutes later, but this time Thompson’s husband dispatched it with a gun. Alaska Fish and Game Department officials said they were unaware of similar incidents anywhere in North America and sent off the animal’s head for rabies testing. (The Seattle Times, Seattle, Wash., 4/28/00)

A Sedalia, Mo., woman was at home one morning when she came face to face with a masked intruder standing in her living room. The attacker – wearing baggy clothing, a dark blue ski mask and latex gloves – hadn’t counted on confronting an equally prepared victim. The woman told authorities that the man pushed her to the floor, removed her rings, and attempted to sexually assault her. When she inflicted a knee strike, her attacker was momentarily dazed. That’s when the woman retrieved a pistol from a file cabinet, which sent the man fleeing. (The Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia, Mo., 4/16/00)

Joyce Cashion was behind the counter of her Kings Mountain, N.C., convenience store when a man came in and lunged at her, knocking her to the cement floor. Cashion instinctively yelled for her husband who was in the back of the store. The would-be robber, surprised that his intended victim was not alone, ran back and began struggling with 71-year-old Bill Cashion. After Cashion got the upper hand, he grabbed a handgun and fired at his tormentor. “Get out of here or the next one will be between the eyes!” he yelled, sending the attacker fleeing. (The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, N.C., 10/30/99)

When a motorist sped away after London, Ohio, police attempted to ticket him, he didn’t go far before abandoning his vehicle at an apartment complex. The man hightailed it on foot in a desperate attempt to outpace authorities. Finally, he broke through the rear door of a nearby apartment. The random choice turned out to be a poor one for the hapless fugitive. The resident had already armed himself. According to Madison County Sheriff’s Lt. Jim Sabin, he then “advised [the intruder] to lay on the floor.” The man remained at gunpoint until police arrived. (The Madison Press, London, Ohio, 4/3/00)

A pair of armed, would-be crooks who entered a Bessemer, Colo., liquor store were one-upped when they attempted to impress the clerk with the seriousness of their demands. “I’m not kidding,” said one man as he brandished a chrome-plated handgun. The determined clerk’s retort was virtually instantaneous: “I’m not [expletive] kidding either. I’ll kill you!” he said, pointing his own pistol at the startled bandit. At that, the men fled the premises. As the clerk gave chase, he heard one man yell back, “I’m only kidding! I’m only kidding!” (The Pueblo Chieftain, Pueblo, Colo., 3/5/99

Florida bartender Louis Place left work at the end of his shift one morning with his tips and a .40-cal. handgun he kept tucked in his waistband. As he was about to get into his truck, Place was accosted by four men, one of whom demanded, “Show me the money.” The men kicked and punched Place, who attempted to cover himself and his handgun. But when he heard one man order another to grab his gun, Place pulled out the Smith & Wesson and fired several times. One attacker was hit in the leg and another sustained a wound to his buttocks. Police later caught all four thugs and charged them with strong-arm robbery. Place, explaining his decision to carry discreetly, said, “I told [co-workers] I hoped I never had to shoot anyone, but I knew it was them or me.” (The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Fla., 4/29/00)

A 14-year-old Marysville, Wash., girl was in bed one night when she woke to the sound of a creaking floor. “I  looked up at this man, and he came over to my bed and started choking me,” she recalled. “I was kicking the walls and trying to get away. We wrestled on the floor. I felt myself going unconscious.” Just then, the girl’s brother came to her rescue. When the pair’s scuffle sent them tumbling down the stairs, the children’s father rushed out from his downstairs bedroom with a gun. After he fired one round, the intruder fled, leaving his T-shirt and sweater behind. (The Herald, Everett, Wash., 4/16/00)

An Altoga, Texas, property owner arrived home one afternoon to find an unfamiliar pickup truck loaded down with his personal property. As he surveyed the situation, two strangers emerged from behind the house. The resident pulled out a handgun and demanded an explanation. When the men attempted to concoct a story about their vehicle having broken down and started to leave, “The homeowner shot out two of the truck’s tires … ,” said the Collin County Sheriff’s Office. The resident then phoned authorities who arrived to find him holding the two suspects at gunpoint. (McKinney Courier Gazette, McKinney, Texas, 2/10/00)

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