Talk:Giuseppe Zangara
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It's a minor point, but FDR was not President at the time of the assassination attempt, but President-elect. He had been elected the previous November, but inauguration did not occur until March.
was zangara experienced with guns or wasn't he? both are stated here.
Another minor point: his last words as shown here are different than on Famous Last Words.
[edit] Zangara's gun skill
Zangara was a soldier of the Italian Army during WWI, but his experiences as an enlisted man, whatever they were, would have centered around a rifle. The pistol he used at Bayfront Park was purchased after he learned from newspapers that Roosevelt was arriving in Miami, and he had no practice with it. In short, he had experience with firearms, but not the sort of experience required. Reporters and police were very diligent about tracking down information on the gun Zangara used. I'd posit that, more than experience, he needed a great deal of luck. And few people have had more luckless lives than Joe Zangara. BUT in this article, the argument that Zangara was a skilled gunman is in the "conspiracy theory" section, where it belongs. Even Frank Freidel's multi-volume biography of FDR contains contains extensive notes on the conspiracy theories surrounding this event -- it's difficult to ignore them simply because they are so utterly preposterous and make such good reading.
[edit] Short time from crime to execution
I've often wondered how it came about that Zangara went through the entire legal process and was executed only two weeks after commiting the crime. I don't know the standards of the day, but it wasn't the Old West. What were the standards of the day in terms of time between conviction and execution, and how did Zangara's time compare? SnappingTurtle 22:30, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] References?
In the second paragraph there seems to be a lot of factual statements without any documentation. At no point does the author indicate how he/she knew of Zangara's "supernatual" belief in FDR causing his pain. What mental conditions did he suffer from? How did the author know that Zangara was flatulent? This is a highly opinionated piece with no sources. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 139.76.128.71 (talk) 19:42, 5 March 2007 (UTC).
