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Why the US is bringing back firing squads

The execution of Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan would be the first time the US Army had used a firing squad since 1945.

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✓Why the US is bringing back firing squads
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The execution of Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan would be the first time the US Army had used a firing squad since 1945.

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