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Firing squad executions are making a comeback in the US – video
Trump and Republican states are reviving this archaic death penalty method, and lawyers say for one man killed by gunfire, the process went very wrong. Guardian US reporter Sam Levin breaks down how we got here and speaks to advocates raising alarms
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Sam Levin and Stephen Byrne · Wed, Jul 1, 2026, 10:31 AM
US news | The Guardian
Trump and Republican states are reviving this archaic death penalty method, and lawyers say for one man killed by gunfire, the process went very wrong. Guardian US reporter Sam Levin breaks down how we got here and speaks to advocates raising alarms
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