Firing Squads Approved for Federal Executions

It's April 24th.

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The Justice Department just greenlit firing squads as a new way to carry out federal executions,

part of the Trump team's push to speed up death, penalties after years of slowdowns.

This comes right after the Biden-era moratorium, where he switched 37 death sentences to life

in prison, leaving just three folks on federal, death row.

Now, the administration's eyeing death penalties for 44 new defendants.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche called out the last admin for dodging the ultimate punishment

on terrorists, child killers, and cop murderers.

Saying they're finally backing victims and enforcing the law.

Firing squads were never federal before, but five states already used them.

Idaho, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah.

They also dropped a report slamming Biden's take on lethal injection drugs,

claiming pencil-barbered will knocks people out fast with no pain.

Those three on death row?

Dylan Roof from the Charleston Church Massacre, Boston Marathon Bomber,

Joe Carr, Sarnayev, and Robert Bowers from the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting.

With these changes, expect more action on Capitol cases real soon.