Talk:Jaime Zapata

"AK-47" Used to kill Zapata

I have revised an incorrect assertion that the weapon smuggled by Otilio Osorio and used to kill Zapata was an "AK-47".

"AK-47" is a specific model, referring to the original design credited to Mikhail Kalashnikov and issued to the Soviet military shortly after the Second World War. The weapon in question looks very similar, but is a separate design and was manufactured in Romania for the US civilian market. In addition, an AK-47 is select-fire, while this weapon was semi-automatic; an important distinction. The correct model designation is "WASR-10", as noted in the CBS News article I have cited.

"AK-47" is common vernacular for any rifle derived from the original AK-47, but it is not an accurate descriptor.

Lwsimon (talk) 19:51, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

Great! Thank you for providing your knowledge on this very important distinction. Feel free to edit this article. ComputerJA (talk) 20:39, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

Operation Fast & Furious references

I've rewritten the references to Fast & Furious, but actually removed the link in the process. I think it's much better now than before, but I would be very open to suggestions to reinclude a link to the ATF Gunwalking scandal and/or Project Gunrunner. Lwsimon (talk) 22:36, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

Bill under Zapata's name

There will be more info on the Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) Act of 2011, a bill that is looking to increase border security. [1] [2] ComputerJA (talk) 03:30, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Family's reaction

[3] ComputerJA (talk) 04:24, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: Move. Cúchullain ^t/c 16:32, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

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Jaime Zapata (U.S. agent) → Jaime Zapata – My understanding is that Jaime Zapata already redirects to Jaime Zapata (U.S. agent) as this is the primary topic. Hatnote should be added at top of page to point users to Jaime Zapata (U.S. deputy). If there are other Jaime Zapatas we can create Jaime Zapata (disambiguation). If it is decided that Jaime Zapata (U.S. agent) is not the primary topic then Jaime Zapata should be a disambigution page. Regards, Rejectwater (talk) 16:06, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

• Support. Move seems reasonable. ComputerJA (☎ • ✎) 23:20, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
• Support. Good call, move satisfies WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Jaime Zapata (disambiguation) has a painter (who is not surprisingly primary on fr.wp, but not here) and Jaime Zapata (Labor Department spokesman) (I WP:MOVEd it, the dab "U.S. deputy" was misleading), plus I'm not sure he passes WP:GNG. In ictu oculi (talk) 01:59, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

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Missing Information about Zapata's previous Customs and Border Protection position

I added a few sentences under his career section on his short time as a Border Patrol Agent in Yuma, Arizona. If I need to cite this somehow I'll try to follow any directions given to me. My source is myself, as I went to the U.S. Border Patrol Academy with Jaime and became his friend there. I was also stationed with him as a Border Patrol Agent. I had almost daily contact with him from 02/06/2006 until he left the Border Patrol for ICE (I can't remember exactly when later that year). — Preceding unsigned comment added by BobSmith1asdf (talk • contribs) 23:23, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

• BobSmith1asdf, thank you for updating the page. In order for the information you wrote to stay on the article, you will have to provide reliable sources, like a newspaper or website where readers can check the info to verify it. Thanks, ComputerJA (☎ • ✎) 01:14, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

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