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Greg Meyer

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Got this in an e-mail so didn't have time to verify it, but it is a great story!



Subject: 71-Year Old Retired USMC

>

> Subject:

> 71-year-old retired Marine, the 2nd Amendment & the right to

> carry.

>

> "Police investigate the scene."

> The 71-year-old retired Marine who opened fire on two robbers at a

> Plantation sub shop late Wednesday, killing one and critically wounding

> the other, is described as a former pilot for two presidents. John

> Lovell. ``He doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke, he works out

> everyday.'' 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 -- Lovell, who was

> finishing his meal. After robbing the cashier, the two men

> attempted to shove Lovell into a bathroom and rob him as well. They

> got his money. But then Lovell pulled his handgun, opened fire, shooting

> 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. Detective Robert Rettig of the

> Plantation Police Department. Both men were taken to 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.

>

> White, a

> longtime friend of Lovell, was not surprised to hear what happened.

> ''He'd give you the shirt off his back and he'd be mad if someone tried

> to take the shirt off your back,'' he said. White said Lovell worked as a

> pilot for the Marines, flying former Presidents John F. Kennedy and

> Lyndon B. Johnson. He later worked as a pilot for Pan Am and

> Delta. Lovell is not married and does not have

> children. He is not expected to be charged, authorities said. ''He

> was in fear for his life,'' 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" even though his life was definitely at risk. Just waiting. And

> he better not be charged! More like rewarded.

>

> The only

> thing he could be charged with is partaking in an unfair fight. One 71

> year young Marine against two punks. Two heads and one center body mass

> shot- good shooting! Even better would have been to double tap them

> both. Let's hope the scumbag in critical condition kicks. That'll

> teach them to get between a Marine and his meal. If not for

> U.S. Marines, I would have completely lost hope in America a long time

> ago.

>

> Don't you just love a

> story with a happy

> ending?

> Semper Fi



:D:D:D:D:D

 
Looks like this one is true. Good on Mr. Lovell. Good on the police decision not to charge him with anything, but recognizing a man legally defending himself in a life-threatening decision. Better on the police for charging the surviving robber with felony-murder as well as armed robbery!!



http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/07/marine_subway_robbery_070702/



http://www.local10.com/news/13585335/detail.html



Forgot to add good on the owner of the Subway restaurant who has promised Mr. Lovell free subs for life!
 
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