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Utah has used firing squads for executions, the most recent was in 2010. Previous law allowed the inmate to choose the execution method, but now I think a firin
by greeneggs 8y ago
Utah has used firing squads for executions, the most recent was in 2010. Previous law allowed the inmate to choose the execution method, but now I think a firing squad is specified to be used if the lethal injection drugs are unavailable.
> "There were five marksmen: They're all volunteers and they're police officer trained."
> Of the five rifles, one is loaded with blanks so that no one knows for sure who fired the bullets.
https://www.npr.org/2015/04/05/397672199/utah-brings-back-firing-squad-executions-witnesses-recall-the-last-one https://www.npr.org/2015/04/05/397672199/utah-brings-back-fi...