Firearms were legally made and sold. Narcoterrorists are out of control and Mexico is shaking down US gunmakers in US courts.
El Jefe, El Grito, and the Emiliano Zapata 1911.
All of those are Spanish-named Colt guns manufactured at one point in the past few decades. Translated, the first two names mean The Boss and The Shout (a tribute to Mexico’s Independence), while the third is a reference to Emiliano Zapata, a leader during the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century who fought for the rural poor and is now regarded as a national hero.
Some of these models display Mexico’s national symbol along with the date of the nation’s independence day. Others have quotes and images engraved on the barrel attributed to Zapata. Some of them even have Aztec designs laid over the gun’s grip.
But all of them have the words “HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A.” engraved on their barrels.
By Jose Luis Martinez