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1st firing squad execution in 15 years set in South Carolina

The Associated Press on MSN · 17h

The US is killing someone by firing squad for the first time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history

Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier justice in the Old West.

First firing squad execution in 15 years set in South Carolina

A South Carolina man convicted in a 2002 double murder is set to die by firing squad, a rarely-used execution method never before carried out by the state and used for the first time in 15 years. NBC News' Zinhle Essamuah has more on the decision.

The Conversation on MSN · 18h

Death by firing squad set to resume in the US – but no matter the method, all means of execution come with a troubling history

As someone who has studied execution methods in the U.S., I see the resumption of death by firing squad as part of a morbid search for “better” execution methods. It comes amid concern over botched lethal injection attempts and a scarcity of the drugs needed to carry out such executions.

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South Carolina Is Set to Execute a Man via Firing Squad: Is It More Humane?

Brad Sigmon was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001. He chose the firing squad over the electric chair ...

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SC inmate to die by firing squad. Is the 'barbaric' method making a comeback?

A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say ...

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Firing squad could become Idaho’s main execution method under a bill awaiting governor’s approval

Death by firing squad could become Idaho’s primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor’s desk this week.

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South Carolina Shares Plans for Rare Execution by Firing Squad

Brad Sigmon, 67, convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001, is scheduled to be executed on March 7.

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Who is Brad Keith Sigmon, the South Carolina Death Row inmate who chose the firing squad

If Sigmon's execution moves forward, he will become the first inmate in South Carolina executed by firing squad in modern ...

Latin Times on MSN1d

Witness to Last US Firing Squad Execution Details 'Clinical' Way Utah Inmate Was Shot 5 Times: 'You Don't Ever Forget That'

The newspaper reported that Gardner was strapped down and a hood placed over his head. The five shooters out of view of the ...

Daily Star on MSN3d

Baseball bat Death Row killer 'forced' to choose execution by horror firing squad

Brad Sigmon’s upcoming execution by firing squad is raising ethical questions after the 67-year-old convict pleaded for a ...

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