Gun Control...

...because the rights of a couple scumbags to force an elderly man into the restroom at a sandwich shop and take his wallet are more sacred, and deserving of governmental protection, than that citizen's right to prevent them from doing so.

PLANTATION -- One gunman is dead and another is in critical condition after they tried to rob a sandwich store and were shot by an armed customer Wednesday night, authorities said.

Donicio Arrindell, 22, of North Lauderdale, and Fredrick Gadson, 21, of Fort Lauderdale, entered a Subway restaurant at 1949 N. Pine Island Rd. and demanded money at gunpoint about 11:17 p.m., said Detective Robert Rettig, a police spokesman.

They then attempted to rob the lone customer, John Lovell, 71, of Plantation, by forcing him into the restroom, but Lovell, who was legally armed, pulled his gun and fired, police said.

"They just happened to pick on the wrong guy at the wrong time," said Wesley White of Yulee in north Florida. White said he's known Lovell for 19 years.

Lovell is a former Marine who was a member of the helicopter detail that transported Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, White said. He also was a former Pan Am and Delta airline pilot who worked out regularly and was in good condition, White said.

"He's also one heck of a shot," White, 50, said.

So, you see, kids, there are, in fact, "Two America's".

There's John Lovell's America where law-abiding citizens have the right to defend themselves, their families, and their communities from violent predators.

And, then there's the America of Ted Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, Jesse Jackson, and Tom Menino where having a 71-year-old man get beaten and robbed in the men's room at a sub shop is more preferable a scenario than having him defend his life and human dignity.

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