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Firing Squads Approved for Federal Executions

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The Justice Department reinstates firing squads for federal executions, aiming to increase death penalties after a Biden-era moratorium. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche criticizes the previous administration for avoiding the death penalty in severe cases. Firing squads are now an option in five states, and the report disputes Bidens stance on lethal injection drugs. Three individuals remain on federal death row, including Dylann Roof, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and Robert Bowers. More capital cases are expected in the near future.

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Firing Squads Approved for Federal Executions

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California News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Firing Squads Approved for Federal Executions. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 24th. This is California News today, powered by AI. 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.

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