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Execution by firing squad, in the past sometimes called fusillading is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war.Execution by shooting is a fairly old practice. Some reasons for its use are that firearms are usually readily available and a gunshot to a vital organ, such as brain or heart, most often, will kill relatively quickly.A firing squad is no...
Executioners A judicial executioner is a person who carries out a death sentence ordered by the state or other legal authority, which was known in feudal terminology as high justice . Please add Geni profiles of those who worked as executioners to this project. For the Scandinavian witches project, please see this link: " Scope and job From Wikipedia The executioner was usually prese...