Say No to Firing Squads
State Governors and Legislatures
Sign the petition to demand that U.S. state governors and legislatures say NO to the firing squad.
BACKGROUND
The primary means of execution in the U.S. have been hanging, electrocution, the gas chamber, firing squad, and lethal injection. The Supreme Court has never found a method of execution to be unconstitutional, though some methods have been declared unconstitutional by state courts. The predominance of lethal injection as the preferred means of execution in all states in the modern era may have put off any judgment by the Court regarding older methods.
Because of a resistance by drug manufacturers to provide the drugs typically used in lethal injections, some states now allow the use of alternative methods if lethal injection cannot be performed. Controversies surrounding the method to be used have delayed executions in many states, contributing to an overall decline in the use of the death penalty
Above background language used from deathpenaltyinfo.org, and is used for informational purposes. DPIC does not take a position on the death penalty or related matters.
This petition will be developed further and may be amended from time to time to keep it current. The ask will never change: No Firing Squads!
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To:
State Governors and Legislatures
From:
[Your Name]
We the undersigned, are opposed to the use of the firing squad as a means of execution in your state and in this country. A barbaric practice such as this has no place in modern society.
Thank you for your time and attention to this important issue.