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The Firing Squad Makes a Comeback

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Utah’s shocking decision to reinstate the firing squad as a method of execution is a response to embargoes and boycotts—and may accelerate the decline of the death penalty.

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Last week, Utah’s legislature passed a bill reintroducing the firing squad as an alternate form of execution when lethal injection drugs are unavailable. The bill will go to Republican Governor Gary Herbert’s desk this week.

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