US Justice Department Allows Use Of Firing Squads For Federal Executions

4/24/2026, 7:09:39 PM en source ↗

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The US Justice Department has authorized the use of firing squads for federal executions; the move follows Trump's final six months in office during which 13 people were executed by lethal injection, more than under any US president in 120 years.

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There were 13 executions by lethal injection during Trump's final six months in power, more than under any US leader in 120 years.