Why executions by firing squad may be coming back in U.S.

CHICAGO - The image of gunmen in a row firing in unison at a condemned prisoner may conjure up a bygone, less enlightened era.

But the idea of using firing squads is making a comeback.

Republican Gov. Brad Little signed a bill last week …

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