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Firing squad executions, rare in the US, draw renewed attention
Original: … # Execution by # FiringSquad is rare in the # US , permitted in a handful of states comprising Idaho, Oklahoma, Utah,
Execution by firing squad remains rare in the United States, but is legally permitted in a handful of states: Idaho, Oklahoma, Utah, South Carolina and Mississippi. According to Death Penalty Information Center data, three people in South Carolina were put to death by this method last year, a sharp increase given that only three people had been executed by firing squad in the years before. The figures are prompting fresh debate over US capital punishment methods.
Why now: Renewed attention after South Carolina carried out three firing squad executions last year, an unusual spike for this method.
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