Ex-CNN anchor Lynne Russell has a strong message for gun control activists. Her husband, former CNN reporter Chuck de Caro, saved the couple’s lives last week by fatally shooting an armed felon who opened fire on them in their Albuquerque, New Mexico motel room. Russell told Fox 411, “If you don’t want to carry please don’t. Then, shut the eff up about it. Make your own decisions.” De Caro and Russell anchored for CNN and CNN Headline News between 1983 and 2001. The couple had stopped overnight at a Motel 6 during a cross-country roadtrip. On her way back to the room after stepping out to her car, Russell was confronted by Tomorio Watson, a convicted felon from Tennessee. Watson held a gun to Russell and forced her into the room. According to Russell, Watson demanded the couple’s possessions and grew so agitated during the robbery that he began shooting at de Caro. DeCaro, a former Green Beret, shot back and killed Watson. DeCaro was shot three times but has survived the ordeal.