Death by firing squad: archaic method on the rise in US as Idaho opens new execution chamber

Idaho is opening a new execution chamber today, becoming the first state to adopt firing squad as its primary method of capital punishment. According to The Guardian, the state has invested over one million dollars in the facility, spending twenty-four thousand dollars on scoped rifles that will be wielded by volunteer marksmen. While state officials claim the method is foolproof, forensic experts contend that firing squad executions can inflict excruciating suffering, with allegations that past executions have been intentionally botched.

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