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There is no exact procedure when it comes to execution by firing squad. In most cases, a team of five takes aim at the convict's trunk and some of the shooters fire blank bullets so that the true killer is not known.
Firing Squad is employed in only three states: Oklahoma, Idaho and Utah;
So far two people have been killed by this method.
Since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976, more than 650 people have been executed in the United States, most in Texas. At the moment, approximately 3530 inmates are waiting for their execution, nearly the half are whites.
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