Florida lawmaker proposes firing squads for executions

News 13 Thursday 13th October, 2011

TALLAHASSEE -- The classic image of a blindfoldedconvict being put up against a wall and executed bya firing squad may become commonin Florida, if one state representative gets his way. State Rep. Brad Drake, R-DeFuniak Springs, filed a bill this week that would eliminate lethal injection as Florida's choice method of execution, and allow only fi...

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