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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
June, 1996

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

James Snipes came to the front of his Tradesville, South Carolina, convenience store to check on a customer when the man abruptly pulled a long-bladed knife and began stabbing him. Snipes used his left arm to absorb the blows, suffering numerous stab wounds before finally managing to draw his .38 from a pocket and mortally wound his attacker. (The Herald, Rock Hill, SC, 12/28/95)

With the burglar alarm blaring, a White Center, Washington, housebreaker splintered 65-year-old Rich Russell's front door, rendering the deadbolt ineffective. Russell and his wife, Marina, listened to the burglar rummaging around outside their bedroom door for a few moments before everything got quiet. Russell grabbed his revolver and decided to investigate, discovering the man still inside his home. Despite the homeowner's warnings that he would shoot, the intruder approached, eliciting a single fatal gunshot. (The Times, Seattle, WA, 1/28/96)

Continuing a nightlong robbery spree in which he had successfully hit four businesses including the same doughnut shop twice, a Jacksonville, Florida, bandit marched into a Prime Stop Food Store and demanded cash from clerk Edna Teagle. Instead, the woman drew a gun and chased the man away. Teagle then notified another nearby Prime Stop location to warn the clerk. As they spoke, the bandit strolled into the other store. Thanks to Teagle's warning, the clerk was able to get the jump on the bandit and send him fleeing as well. (The Times-Union, Jacksonville, FL, 2/3/96)

Dave Montgomery grabbed his .22-cal. semi-automatic rifle from the gun cabinet and went to investigate the ruckus outside on his Battle Mountain, Nevada, farm. Rounding the side of the barn, Montgomery came face to face with a wolf trying to get to his pigs and chickens. The canine charged the farmer at "full bore," but was finally halted by a volley of shots. Montgomery fired more than seven times before the animal ceased his attack. (The Daily Free Press, Elko, NV, 2/6/96)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, resident David Sloane expected the thieves to return for the items needed to operate the electronic equipment they had stolen the night before. Sloane was waiting behind a fence in freezing temperatures when he heard his car alarm wail. The criminals scattered and Sloane, a former Texas deputy, grabbed his .45 and a pair of handcuffs and tracked the suspects' footprints through snow to a neighbor's house, where he found two teenage brothers hiding in some bushes. One froze as Sloane commanded. The other fled, but was later picked up by police. "They grabbed the wrong stereo," Sloane said. "Not all victims are passive." (The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, OK, 2/7/96)

Kade Marsh clung to the side of his mother's stolen Nissan Pathfinder as the three crooks inside the vehicle sped from a Lindon, Utah, restaurant parking lot. The driver swerved toward concrete overpass supports and parked vehicles at speeds up to 90 m.p.h., attempting to knock Marsh loose. As the trio slowed coming around a corner, Steve Strate, a citizen following the Pathfinder, forced it to the side of the road with his own truck and held the car thieves for police with his licensed .38. (The Tribune, Salt Lake City, UT, 2/16/96)

"A person who invades the sanctity of another person's home as heavily armed as this assailant is not there for tea and crumpets," said Johnson County, Indiana, Prosecutor Lance Hamner in refusing to seek charges against James Hynes. Hynes killed the estranged wife of a business partner after the masked woman broke into his house in November 1995, armed with a firearm, switchblade and stun gun. The assailant was pointing a gun at Hynes' daughter's head, when his wife slipped him a gun, allowing him to defend his family. (The News, Indianapolis, IN, 2/16/96)

The man strode into the Conroe, Texas, trailer company, walked to the office and pointed a gun at his former employer, Boyd Odom. "I thought I was dead," said Odom. Instead, his daughter, Linda Cates, also in the office, diverted the former employee's attention by standing up with her own gun in hand. The two traded shots before Odom's son, Dale, charged from another room and tackled the assailant. Nobody was seriously hurt in the incident. (The Courier, Conroe, TX, 2/17/96)

Juana Hernandez reacted instinctively when she saw the robber point a gun at her husband's head. Reaching beneath the counter of their Wilmington, Delaware, store, Hernandez grabbed a gun and started shooting, striking the assailant in the face. He was later arrested after appearing at a local hospital for treatment. (The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, 2/17/96)

A Kentucky man in search of spending money for Mardi Gras broke into a Slidell, Louisiana, gift shop unaware that store owner Jim Griffin was in the back. Alerted to the intruder, Griffin armed himself and went to investigate. The store owner opened fire upon encountering the man, but missed. However, in his frightened dash from the store, the burglar ran head long into a steel bar across the front door and knocked several teeth out. Police arrested the suspect at a nearby hospital. (The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA, 2/22/96)

Crooks have found little success at a Bakersfield, California, liquor store where four assailants have met their deaths during robbery attempts over the past seven years. In the most recent incident, a masked robber armed with a BB gun resembling a semi-auto pistol turned toward clerk Craig Castle before leaving with the store's money. Castle fired a single fatal shot. (The Californian, Bakersfield, CA, 2/24/96)

If you have had a firsthand “Armed Citizen” experience,
call NRA-ILA Grassroots at (800) 392-8683.

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