[StBernard] Top Gun at Sandwich Shop

[Westley Annis]

		Gotta love the concealed hand gun law! 
		 
		Retired Marine and former Pan Am/Delta Pilot John Lovell is
Top Gun at Subway Sandwich Shop
		
		Plantation, Florida:

	Last week police were called to investigate an attempted armed
robbery: The 71-year-old retired Marine who opened fire on two robbers at a
Plantation, Florida, Subway shop late Wednesday, killing one and critically
wounding the other, is described as John Lovell, a former helicopter pilot
for two presidents. He doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke, and he works out
every day. Mr. Lovell was a man of action Wednesday night.
	
	According to Plantation police, two masked gunmen came into the
Subway at1949 N. Pine Rd. just after 11 p.m. There was a lone diner, Mr.
Lovell, who was finishing his meal. After robbing the cashier, the two men
attempted to shove Mr. Lovell into a bathroom and rob him as well. They got
his money, but then Mr. Lovell pulled his handgun and opened fire. He shot
one of the thieves in the head and chest and the other in the head. 
	
	When police arrived, they found one of the men in the shop, K-9
Units found the other in the bushes of a nearby business. They also found
cash strewn around the front of the sandwich shop according to Detective
Robert Rettig of the Plantation Police Department.
	
	Both men were taken to the Broward General Medical Center , where
one, Donicio Arrindell, 22, of North Lauderdale died. The other, 21-year-old
Frederick Gadson of Fort Lauderdale is in critical but stable condition.
	
	Mr. Lovell was a pilot in the Marine Corps, flying former Presidents
John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He later worked as a pilot for Pan Am
and Delta Airlines. 
	
	He is not expected to be charged authorities said. ''He was in fear
for his life,'' Detective Rettig said, "These criminals ought to realize
that most men in their 70's have military backgrounds and aren't intimidated
by idiots." 
	
	Something tells me this old Marine wasn't "in fear for his life",
even though his life was definitely at risk. The only thing he could be
charged with is participating in an unfair fight. One 71- year young Marine
against two punks. Two head shots and one center body mass shot.
	
	Outstanding shooting! That'll teach them not to get between a Marine
and his meal. 
	
	Florida law allows eligible citizens to carry a concealed weapon.
Don't you just love a story with a happy ending?
	Old people don't fight, they just shoot you.