Chalk one up for the old folks! 
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Too old to fight, too slow to run -- I love it
Unfortunately, this good news will never make the "news".
"Too old to fight, too slow
to run but I can still shoot pretty darn good!"
Gotta love Florida 's 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 at
1949 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
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