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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
May, 1998

Studies indicate that firearms are used over two million times a year for personal protection, and that the presence of a firearm, without a shot being fired, prevents crime in many instances. Shooting usually can be justified only where crime constitutes an immediate imminent threat to life limb or in some cases property. Anyone is free to quote or reproduce these accounts. Send clippings to: "The Armed Citizen," 11250 Waples Mill Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030

"Any reasonable person would have acted the same way," noted District Judge Jim Hall in ruling that Rhonda Jones of Los Alamos, New Mexico, was legitimately defending herself after her boyfriend, Kalani Haughney, put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her. Jones, who learned to shoot at age 11, fired two fatal shots at Haughney, who had abused her numerous times before and had also previously threatened two other acquaintances. (Monitor, Los Alamos, NM, 11/16/97)

Three to five brazen robbers used a stolen sport-utility vehicle to ram their way through the front door of a gun shop in a sparsely populated area of Fontana, California, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles, and began scooping up armloads of firearms. But the crash woke the 15-year-old son of the owners, who lived there, and he armed himself and told the suspects to freeze. They had other ideas, so he fired, killing one suspect. The others fled in another vehicle, taking two handguns and leaving some $25,000 in damage to the building. The boy was not arrested, and the family's name and that of the dead man were not released.(Mercury News, San Jose, CA, 11/26/97)

Her clothing was torn and there were scratches on her chest, but the woman attacked by a would-be midnight carjacker managed to reach under the driver's seat for her pistol. The attacker fled. The incident highlighted a recent poll taken by this newspaper about a controversial Louisiana law that allows people to shoot suspected carjackers. Some 37,296 readers responded to the question "Should the law allow you to kill a carjacker'?" The verdict: 92 percent said yes, eight percent no. (Daily Star, Hammond, LA, 12/697)

A pair of teenage hoodlums were well along in a wee-hours crime spree —having stolen a car, robbed a man of his wallet, and in quick succession robbed two hotels. a car wash and two convenience stores — when they entered a 7-Eleven in Woodinville, Washington. Owner Otto Beach came out of a backroom to confront them, and one of the robbers pointed a gun at him. Beach fired, killing the man. The two intruders had a total rap sheet of 41 juvenile and adult offenses. The survivor had failed to appear in court 11 times. (The Seattle Times, Seattle, WA, 12/20/97)

Driving to work one morning, Jim Povia, of Sarasota, Florida, saw a state trooper with his service pistol drawn confronting a trio of male suspects during a traffic stop. Povia, a right-to-carry permit holder, pulled over and grabbed his .40 cal. pistol and went to the aid of the officer. The two held the men until backup arrived. The driver of the vehicle was driving with a suspended license and a gun was found in the rear of the vehicle. The three men were charged with felony weapons possession. (Herald-Tribune, Sarasota, FL, 11/13/97)

Two armed men attempted to rob Israel Marin's Dade, Florida, jewelry store after being buzzed inside. Marin grabbed a shotgun and engaged in a gunfight. He killed one of the crooks, injured the other, and, though wounded himself, held the thug for police. The men were professional crooks who had been sought by authorities. (The Herald, Dade, FL, 10/24/97)

An Olympia, Washington, woman heard a commotion in her back yard and went to investigate, armed with a .38revolver. She was hit in the chest and knocked to the ground by a male assailant. She drew her pistol, aimed at the man, and said, "I am in fear for my life — leave or I will shoot you." The man wisely jumped over a fence and fled. (The Olympian, Olympia, WA, 10/12/97)

When two masked men entered a Houston, Texas, home and attacked the homeowner, his 15-year-old son grabbed a shotgun and opened fire. The men fled, but one collapsed outside the house. He later died. Police did not file charges against the boy. (The Chronicle, Houston, TX, 10/14/97)

After his son alerted him to a gunfight in progress near their home, Michael McIntee of Towner, North Dakota, grabbed a .22-250 rifle and went to investigate. He found a county sheriff wounded and a man threatening to kill a woman and two children. Believing the sheriff dead, Mclntee fired once, hitting the man. The woman began to flee, and the man shot at her. McIntee fired once more, stopping the attack. The man, who turned out to be the woman's ax-husband, then turned his own gun on himself. He had a history of spousal abuse and violence. McIntee said, "My goal was to prevent him from killing her and the kids." (Herald, Grand Forks, ND, 10/15/97)

Alarmed at the sound of gunfire in the halls of his Pearl, Mississippi, high school, Assistant Principal Joel Myrick ran to his car to retrieve a pistol. The shooter was an armed student who marched through the school firing on his fellow classmates and teachers. The assailant's efforts to escape the scene ground to a halt when another student used his own vehicle to force the suspect's white car into the grass, where it spun to a stop. Myrick used the delay to catch up to the armed student and hold him for police. Pearl schools Superintendent Bill Dodson said of Myrick, "We think he's a hero for keeping more lives from being lost. The young man with the gun still had rounds in the rifle and could have injured other people." (The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS, 10/2/97)

A youth armed with a butcher knife and a .25 cal. pistol entered Allen Khonja's Bridgeport, Connecticut, market and demanded money. Khouja had begun to comply when the would-be robber shot at him. Khouja then drew his .38-cal. revolver and fatally wounded the young vagabond. (Journal Inquirer, Bridgeport, CT, 10/31/97)

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