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Powerful weapon in response not assault Rifle May to it anyone with any common sense could Tell you that an ar-15, while not technically classified As an assault Rifle can be used As an assault weapon. No the ar-15 is not the Cousin of the machine gun. This weapon is capable of a tremendous amount of firepower even though it is a semiautomatic Rifle. Please Tell me what the size of a weapon has to do with its lethality yes the .223 Cartridge May be suitable for Varmint sized game but please done to try and get people to believe that it is the Only thing that it is suitable for. I believe that the military issued the ar-15 for use in the Vietnam War and regardless of How you feel about that War no sane person would Ever refer to the vietnamese people As Varmint sized game the ,223 Bullet is a High velocity projectile that tumbles on Impact and courses through the body causing tremendous internal damage. A a a a spec. E. Shirley Mannheim Germany a. A. Rifle designed to kill a recent letter writer needs to read the Bill of rights specifically the second amendment. It Wilt Tell him that Only the right to keep and Bear arms will not be infringed upon. It does hot specify what Type of arms or even How Many arms May be in ones Possession. That All is left up to Congress and the supreme court. This is Why the Ordinary citizen cannot go Down to his local gunshot or sporting goods store and Purchase a machine gun or a fully automatic weapon. The ar-15 is an assault Rifle that has been converted to fire semiautomatic Only. No matter How Many times you change the internal Workings As Long As the outside appears the same people will still class the in the same category As the original in this Case m16 assault Rifle. The ar-15 is not a first Cousin to the 1100 Remington nor is it first Cousin to the Ruger 10/22. The Remington is a Shotgun whose Magazine is normally plugged to accept Only two rounds. The Ruger 10/22 is not a Gas operated Rifle it is a Block Back operated .22 rim fire Rifle the ar-15 is Gas operated and is a Cen to fire weapon. The ar-15 is not accurate enough to compete with the traditional style Hunting rifles As far As Hunting Varmint sized game is concerned. Some people would consider it an injustice to the animal to use a weapon of this Type for Hunting. The m16 family of assault rifles was developed for one reason Only a to kill people. They do not lend themselves to conversion to civilian use As readily As the military rifles of the past i.e., m1903 Springfield m98 Mauser m191? Enfield Etc. A. As a Rifle pistol and Shotgun owner plus being an avid Hunter i feel Congress did the right thing this time. A sgt 1st class St Van w. Connors Frankfurt Germany hate not isolated in response to a free and for hate group May 9a few months ago i found a big sticker from this Neo nazi group in one of our phone Booths Here at Pitburg a Germany. I removed it in one piece and handed it Over to the authorities. I have never heard of any investigation on it but maybe it was undercover. Anyway pm just writing to let you know that the incident in Dau Holder was no isolated Case. We Here in Pitburg also have these sick individuals in our midst. When is the military going to put an end to so called a isolated incidents ? a Daggi Henry Pitburg a Germany. ,. Raise Cane with gangs was Michael Fay a punishment de served i ask you if you were he you think twice about vandalizing anything again maybe if we practice the same sort of punishment in the United states we have a problem with gangs and children would think twice about bringing a weapon to school to a defend themselves. A Tonya Ellis Raf Lakenheath England editor s note we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints or opinions Are published Dally on this Page. All tetters 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 letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Or fax 06155-601-463, Dan 346-8463. Commentary Jackie Onassis America s Only Queen by Stephanie Salter As role models go i suppose she Wasny to much of one. A Rich. Privileged. Eternally thin. A a a somebody because of the men she married not because she earned her own piece of the patriarchy a pie. Jackie o. In the big scheme of things what did she Ever do for anybody she helped save some historic buildings in new York and by All accounts did some Good Book editing. Beyond that she did what tens of thousands of other widowed women with a lot less Money do every Day raised two kids who managed to stay out of jail become decent citizens and give their mom grandchildren. So Why does it feel As if a narrow but powerful beam of Light has gone out Why did the announcement of Jacqueline Onassis death a there was nothing More to do for Here a land on our National psyche like a huge sad heavy bundle of something very important and dear its because Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was As close to a Queen As this country has Ever seen. In the .a., our a Royalty a such As they Are buy act sing or kick butt in some professional sport to get their crowns. Almost never Are they just Royal. Unless of course they re part of a family that carries the name Kennedy. Which brings us Back to Jackie Queen of America. As the people at people Magazine will Tell you nothing Sells like a Princess i cover. Except maybe a cover with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis on it. Thirty years after her first husband the president of the United states was Mur dared at her Side Jackie still has what it takes to. Make us turn and look and wonder. I use the present tense because people like Jackie o. Done to die when their bodies do. 1 their Power to fascinate us never comes from their Peculiar makeup of cells fluids and electrical impulses anyway. So Why should the cessation of All that matter matter much at All Why do you think we Call such people a bigger than life. By american standards Jackie Onassis was monumentally bigger than life and just different enough from most of us to seem As though shed come from somewhere else a an essential Quality for the Queen of America. From the get go she was elegantly removed unique exotic and a bit mysterious. And she stayed that Way. The obituaries and tributes cite her legendary Beauty. But the fact is when Jackie invaded our collective consciousness her looks were the Antithesis of traditional american Beauty a All Blue eyes blonde hair and turned up noses. In i960, her Long lean body was the exception not the Rule of american womanhood. Marilyn Monroe was the Model then remember right. The dramatic irony of that connection is still a stunner and when it came time to marry again whom did the presidents widow choose a Waspy Wall Street magnate a Hollywood Mogul some Montana rancher who was Richer than god no she picked a ferocious greek shipping tycoon who was Richer than god a to Rob Bingly old world Man who saw people a especially women a As commodities. No wonder they be written 20 biographies about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. No wonder they be made a handful of mostly bad movies about her life. Greater than the sum of her parts. It seems a Maxim created for Jackie o. What did she Ever do for anybody she existed and she was our Queen. For reasons especially american that was All she had to do. C san Francisco examiner my. Youwer glad great bogs. That you nailed Cerf m j thanks. I just Hope use havea7 overwork anything. The stakes arb so High in this one-.,. 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