European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                European edition col Steven s. Hoffman. Usan commander pub Ishar Bernard a. Zovistosk1. Editor. A news and editorial Deborah Ash a news editor. European editor Bob Wicker sports editor Geofge Banff City editor to write us unit 29480apoate 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 / to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus Extension As follows a news ext 237,255, 282,226,326. Sports ext. 225, 269, 263.332,321,221. Features ext. 230. 245,341. A letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226, business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117, re Norstr. 104, 69128 Heidelberg car 419. Box 1318, Apo a 09102. Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 08221-23421 Tel tax 06221-27239. 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A Jefferson was right proponents of the assault weapons ban claim it will Cut Down on crimes involving these firearms. I fear that the criminals who use these weapons will have As much regard for this ban As they have for the Laws they break when they commit crimes involving guns. On the other hand i personally know several people who Are Law abiding patriotic him est citizens who will become instant criminals should this ban becomelaw.,a a i sadly predict that these people will die before allowing the government to take their guns. They wont shed their blood for a Mere hunk of ugly Metal and plastic.  be killed defending what they believe to be a constitutional right. Thomas Jefferson contended a Laws that forbid the carrying of arms. Disarm Only those who Are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such Laws Only make things better for the assailants. A some argue that the framers of the Constitution never envisioned such dangerous weapons and thus the second amendment does not apply. Neither could they have foreseen radio television or satellite communications protected by the first amendment. A sgt. Gary d. Fredrickson Mainz Germany a pluses and minuses throughout my two year military career in be been on temporary duty twice. Once to saudi Arabia and once to incur Lik a Turkey during those times in be been away from my family and friends in be enjoyed the stars and stripes. I eagerly awaited its arrival at the Bookstore or wherever else i could get hold of it. I by Clifford d. May the Rocky Mountain news and scores of other newspapers no doubt recently ran a Scripps Howard news service Story from the London observer on the not so rare link Between insanity arid leadership. The articles author John Collee had plenty of examples from Ivan the Terri btes temper to hitlers delusions to Churchill a bouts of depression to Vladimir a Mirinovsky s apocalyptic threats. 1 read the article and i thought a How  Little did i know what an insensitive lout that made me. But attempts to raise my consciousness were not Long in coming. We received one letter from the director of Community relations and education of the mental health association of Colorado inc saying that a we highly object to the printing of the article a because it was very  a in the future when choosing articles for your paper we ask that you carefully screen material to include sensitive and accurate  another letter came from the anti stigma committee chairman of the Colorado Alliance for the mentally Iii the i never thought twice about forking Over any amount of dough for it. I enjoyed the in depth articles of worldwide events the National news Back Home and yes even the comics. For the Brief minutes it took me to read the paper i Felt Back at Home. This All changed As i leafed through today a May 1 copy. I came across an article written by the infamous Andy Rooney that concerned Kurt Cobain and his a a wasted life. Situated next to this article was a cartoon ill never Ever forget. The cartoon Mim milked a popular anti drug message seen on television but in a seriously twisted Way i must say it was the most distasteful thing in be Ever seen. I am appalled by the artists insensitivity arid the stars and stripes willingness to publish such vile matter. A v.,/, a a a a a i went ahead and. Read or upon Eye a article. At first 1 was a bit upset at his words but quickly realized that he like All americans has a right to his own opinion. He basically states that we the Young generation have it nowhere near As bad As his generation did. I do sympathize with or. Rooney for it is True a they did have their share of hard times. What really bothers me is his condescending attitude. It is a prime example of the Bighea redness he and his generation share. Why would you print such a revolting cartoon in a going to Cut it out and put it into my Wallet so the next time i go to get some Money to buy your paper. Ill remember in a making a mistake. A airman 1st class Joseph Stewart Whiteman fab to a a a heading downhill when the Senate approved the final version that makes it a Federal crime to protest or blockade an abortion clinic our founding fathers must have heaved a heavy sigh of resignation. Everything the. First amendment to the Constitution stands for was compromised. Thanks to the Clinton administration our civil rights have been put on a shelf and written off As politically incorrect. What a next the rest of the Bill of rights a staff sgt. R. Graham Aviano a Italy Mes and his Aims director James Woolsey has it wrong again. One of the strangest things about the Ames Case is the fact that some people would take seriously Ames As an authority on the Central intelligence Agency arid what its value is. It is a bit like taking John Gotti As an  Federal Bureau of investigation. The one difference is Aldrich h. Ames was a member of the Cia but John Gotti was not a member of the Fri. Very poor analogy but under the circumstances understandable. A Richard h. Frese Stuttgart Germany editors 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 letters 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 06155-601463, Dan 348-8463.commentary chairman said the article was a damaging to the valiant struggle our loved ones wage on a daily  some editors were Quick to agree that the article had been insensitive and damaging and that it unfairly stigmatized the mentally ill. But i have to dissent from that View because if i done to in a afraid nobody else will. Start with the premise of the Collee a tide that Many world leaders have been mad. That a indisputably True a and one a stigmatizing conclusion you might draw is that mental illness poses no Barrier to achieving High office. Nor did the article suggest that every Leader who suffers from mental illness is a tyrant. Collee pointed out that Churchill May have been a better wartime Leader precisely because he was a slightly  at the Start of the War a More rational Man might have despaired. But Churchill a became an expert in the psychological trick of denial and that was just what Britain needed in 1939.�?� of course the letter writers were also ticked off by Colleen a use of  but to say someone is a a unhinged merely suggests he has a Loose attachment with reality As most people perceive it. Artists humorists and visionaries often exhibit that state of mind a which is not to say that everyone who is unhinged is an artist humorist or visionary. According to the director yet another example of a offensive terminology a was the reference to russian extremist a Mirinovsky As a a a loony How exactly would the guardians of the new sensitivity permit us to characterize someone who thirsts for Power but is psychologically unsuited to Wield it Wannabe despots like a Mirinovsky should have no claim on our compassion a and i Hope they Are not the role models with whom the average person suffering mental illness identifies. By the logic of the new sensitivity we also could not Call Thirino Volcy stupid the use of that term might offend the learning disabled. If we were to charge that Zhi Movsky preaches ugly doctrines that could insult the cosmetically challenged and if we asserted that he told Bald lies  we risk offending the follicle impaired when Are we americans going to get Over this unhealthy need to publicly portray ourselves As the morally Superior victims of somebody else s insensitivity c Rocky Mountain news i can t 8gu& a a tvs take a this on How a 7zamp0&b have. Bosga \ bup6e7bp Obj upon. I Why Poi supp Only no a a Olga Fatm