European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14i letters to the editor l wednesday december 15,1993 thes Europe edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan come  her 8ernar0 Zovistoski de roof news and editorial so we Ftp a european editor Deborar a or Bow Leaf Newt editor sport editor Cederg Attim City Edt of to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 1114 37 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us Flat 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus Extension As follows. News ext 237,255k 262,226,326. Sports ext. 225,269, 263.332,321, 221. Features ext. 230, 245,341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext 326. News bureaus Hei Helbero Germany Joseph often room 117, ramp Mertow. 104, �912e Heidelberg car 419, Bor 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-70 0 or cml Ian 06221-23421 it Edh 06221-27239. 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The appearance of advertising in Unis publication. Including inserts of supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the Star and stapes of the products or services  arms in response to Quot rights and wrongs Quot there a nothing like being generalized As a stupid Quot to get your neck hairs up. The writer implies the simplicity of the second amendment statement is easily translated to today a thinking it is not. The framers of the Constitution wrote the Dill of rights in a Clear and concise manner devoid of lengthy explanations. The substance of the second Amend mentus rationale appeared in newspaper writings by the federalists who believed the government did not have a positive Grant of Power to deny individual rights and the anti federalist who Felt the Bill of rights was necessary to enhance formal Protection of rights. Both sides agreed that the second amendment applied to individual citizens and granted the right to Bear arms a major anti federalist concern was a Quot select Quot or elite militia meaning an elite class of citizens would override the rights of the citizens then relegated to Quot common status. In 1865, the provisions of the second amendment were validated and through the enactment of the 14th amendment when state Legislatures passed the civil War Quot Black  these codes forbade african americans including those who just fought to preserve the Union and their rights including arming themselves. Editor s note the Holiday season has produced a shortage of letters so this feature has been abbreviated.1 we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us expressing viewpoints or opinions that Are published daily on this Page. All Fetters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Send to let ters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. The right to keep and Bear arms was a major Factor in deciding passage of the 14tn amendment which says no slate a shall infringe upon a persons rights. As late As 1977, this View was upheld when the . Supreme court specifically mentioned the second amendment in its ruling on Moore is. East Cleveland. The second Amend sent has also been upheld repeatedly. Most recently this summer when Ohio a supreme court ruled that gun ownership was a Quot fundamental  the court rejected handgun controls argument that the Ohio provision based on the second amendment applied Only to a state militia. The right to Bear arms is deeply rooted in the Constitution and should have just As much debate As any Quot relevant Points of. Merit the author decides warrant discussion. A John Monaccio Mcm Mingan a Germany a a not clothes enough in be read quite a few letters about cafes lately so 1 thought id add my two a cats Worth. After living overseas for Many years i be been frustrated with cafes More often than not and thought Quot where is Kmart when you Nee them a a or some other store for a change sure 1 know i can order through a mail order Catalon which i door shop downtown on the Economy but it would be Nice to go to your local Post Exchange base Exchange for an enjoyable Day of shopping a for clothing that is. Whenever 1 head toward the ladies a % department my husband goes the opposite Way because he knows hell see me return empty handed and so frustrated i could scream which is about 95 percent of the time. I Wear Quot women so sizes and my no. I Gripe is lingerie. Slips and briefs you can forget and i know there Are other women who look for something larger than 32-36b in a style that does no to look 50 years old. Most pcs have Large selections in assorted colors and lace etc., but not in my size. Second is clothing a in my size. Skirts blouses and pants. There Are Many attractive items from Petite to Large sometimes extra Large but if you find any thing in my size attractiveness and style go out the window. Even something As simple As a Bathrobe was not to be found at the Mannheim Post Exchange recently not just my size mind you but any size. When i asked i was told there were some Terry cloth Robes in the  come on  must say i can go to the Ramstein base Exchange and usually find a fairly goo selection for me but i can to go Down there All the time. A Helen v. Dawson Worms Germany a a a a. A. Reunion Call a reunion of the 17th signal battalion association a National association formed in 1986, will be held in Arlington va., at the Marriott Crystal Gateway hotel sept. 1-4. Members of associated signal units 29th and 447th signal battalions and 516th signal group arc invited. For information Contact the undersigned at 1210 Hedgewood drive Lafayette in., 47904-2442. Telephone 317 448-1105. A Clinton a Coomer Lafayette Indian commentary train gunman when initial reports suggested that Colin Ferguson accused of blowing away a car full of commuters on the Long Island rail Road was a. Black Man who hated Whites race rage was seized upon As the Rosetta Stone of an unfathomable act. But when Ferguson was arrested the notes found in his pocket contained a Litany larger and More wide ranging. He seemed to have dozens of grievances against whiles it was True but it seemed he also had it in for asians Adelphi University the equal employment Opportunity commission the new York City transit police the workers compensation Board and Quot the Sloppy running of the no. 2  and Black men and women were not Anna Quindlen immune to his anger. He mentioned a Uncle Tom Blacks a Black attorneys even his neighbors in Brooklyn by his own hand Ferguson identified himself As a twisted Champion of equal Opportunity he was hostile to almost everyone who had Ever crossed his path or caught his attention and he lashed out just As profligate by when he finally exploded according to the police. Overnight in the pubic mind he became that most terrifying of creatures. There was no method to his madness. Americans have Learned to avoid dark streets and bad neighbourhoods. But if this kind of violence can be the result of a ride Home in a commuter train at dusk then it can happen to anyone anywhere. Every neighbourhood is a bad neighbourhood. Every Street is a dark Street. Ordinary people and paid commentators alike tried to give some shape to  Ferguson was accused of doing but it did not come easily if at All. It was Clear that it would somehow soothe if there was a Point to this like the end to an Aesop a fable. The racial one was most obvious since Ferguson a notes were filled with accusations of racism. He May have defined his paranoia in terms of the color of his skin but the extent of his grievances and biases better any attempt at rational explanation for his rage. Some floated the idea that the anarchy of the City streets had reached its Long Arm toward the Cape cods and split Levels of Long Island. But Ferguson had lived on Long Island not too Long ago worked there and gone to school at Adelphi which had suspended him. Perhaps later the police and the prosecutors will say that Ferguson had a plan a meaning to the time and place and Choice of victims. Until then the Man accused of moving Down the aisle of the commuter train and pulling the trigger remains our worst Nightmare. There is no deciphering the exact motivation the relationship Between gunman and victim the Way it All unravelled. It seems As though it could have happened anytime anywhere to anyone. 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