What is Firing squad?
[[File:Edouard Manet 022.jpg|thumb|[[Manet]]: ''The Execution of [[Maximilian I of Mexico|Emperor Maximilian]]'']] A '''firing squad''' is a group of people with guns who shoot and kill a [[crime|criminal]] who has been sentenced to [[capital punishment|death penalty]]. The person being shot is often blindfolded. This method of [[execution]] has often been used in the military for crimes such as [[desertion]] and [[coward]]ice. Few countries use firing squads anymore. Many countries have either stopped using the death penalty or switched to using [[lethal injection]]. For example, in the [[United States]], the state of [[Utah]] formerly used firing squads, but it now uses lethal injection. However, some countries, such as [[Indonesia]] and the [[United Arab Emirates]], still use firing squads. As of 2014, 73 countries still use execution by firing squad, and is the sole method of execution in 45 different countries.{{proof}} [[Category:Capital punishment]]