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Trump’s DOJ just revived firing squads for federal executions, a move critics call a return to the dark ages of justice

The Department of Justice (DOJ) just announced it’s bringing back firing squads for federal executions, a move that’s already drawing sharp criticism from opponents of capital punishment. The policy shift, unveiled in a document on April 24, 2026, outlines plans to expand the use of the death penalty under the…

The Mary Sue · Apr 28

Lawmakers seek investigation into South Carolina's firing squad execution

Two South Carolina legislators are seeking an investigation into the state’s firing squad execution last month

The Independent UK · May 13, 2025

The firing squad’s return is a defeat for death penalty supporters

The method is a vivid reminder of the brutality of state killing. That undermines the pro-capital-punishment narrative

The Guardian - US · Apr 15, 2025

South Carolina inmate chooses to die by firing squad like the last condemned inmate before him

A second South Carolina inmate has asked to die by firing squad just five weeks after the state carried out its first death by bullets

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025

Spiritual adviser to man executed by firing squad: 'We're more than the worst thing we've done.'

When 67-year-old Brad Sigmon was put to death on March 7 in South Carolina, it was the first time in 15 years that an execution in the United States had been carried out by a firing squad

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025

Idaho governor signs bill making firing squad the state’s primary execution method

The state is considering spending $1.2m to implement firing squad executions

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025

A look at the status of US executions in 2025

Six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year, and 12 other people are scheduled to be executed in six states during the remainder of 2025

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025

Witness to First Firing Squad Death in 15 Years Details How 'More Violent' Execution Was 'Certainly Faster' Than Lethal Injection

An eyewitness to South Carolina's recent execution by firing squad described the event as "more violent"and much "faster" than lethal injection.

Latin Times · Mar 10, 2025

Last Words of First Death Row Inmate Executed by Firing Squad in 15 Years Revealed: 'Help Us End the Death Penalty'

Brad Sigmon, a convicted murderer, was executed by firing squad in South Carolina, and used his last words to call for the abolition of the death penalty.

Latin Times · Mar 8, 2025

‘Etched in my mind’: reporter describes South Carolina firing squad execution

Jeffrey Collins of the Associated Press recalls experience of watching Brad Sigmon die for 2001 murders

The Guardian - US · Mar 8, 2025