The U.S. Justice Department has announced it is expanding federal execution methods to include firing squads, while also moving to speed up death penalty cases.

This marks a major shift.

Firing squads have been used only a handful of times in the United States since the 1970s. Now, they are being brought back as part of federal policy.

At the same time, officials are working to reduce the time between sentencing and execution, raising serious concerns about due process and fairness.

This is not just a legal change — it is a fundamental shift in how the federal government carries out the ultimate punishment.

We call on:

U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Congress
to reject the expansion of execution methods and stop the use of firing squads in federal executions.

Sign to say: no to firing squads—stop this now.