South Carolina Bringing Back The FIRING SQUAD For Death Sentences

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Well, this is something you don't see every day.

The state of South Carolina is bringing back firing squads, as lawmakers voted to add it to its list of execution methods on Wednesday. So what's the reason for the return? According to Breaking 911, the decision comes because of a lack of lethal-injection drugs.






The state House voted 66-43, and now if lethal injection drugs aren't available, inmates on death row can choose between the electric chair and the firing squad. The state Senate approved the bill back in March.

According to Fox News, South Carolina is now the fourth state to offer a firing squad. I'm not sure how I didn't know that already, but here we are.

Republican Gov. Henry McMaster tweeted this out after the vote:

"We are one step closer to providing victims’ families and loved ones with the justice and closure they are owed by law. I will sign this legislation as soon as it gets to my desk."












So what do you think? Was bringing back the firing squad the right move?

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