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Firing squad is legal here, there was a time where it wasn't, but it was reinstated. Yes the grandfather clause exists. Likely he's getting shot because it's an available option alreadyNot sure if this will interest Null, but Utah is going to execute a death row inmate by firing squad in September. This is because until 2004 firing squad execution was still legal in Utah and that's the way he chose to go and it just took this long. He's so old now he has dementia and is wheelchair bound. This may very well be the last firing squad execution in the US.
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Utah corrections officials say they’ll be ready to execute Ralph Menzies by firing squad
The chair used for firing squad executions is shown in the execution chamber at the Utah State Correctional Facility. A judge has signed a death warrant to execute death row inmate Ralph Menzies on Sept. 5, 2025. (Courtesy of the Utah State Department of Corrections)
Utah Department of Corrections officials say they’ll be ready to carry out the upcoming execution of death row inmate Ralph Menzies that’s currently scheduled to take place...
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