In the state of Utah, a man sentenced to death was executed today. That's not the part worthy of note.
The fact worthy of note, is that this criminal was put to death via firing squad.
This was the first execution by firing squad in the US in 14 years. The criminal, Ronnie Gardner, was convicted of the shooting death of a lawyer in a courthouse. The lawyer was there in the case where Gardner was being accused of murder of a bartender. I guarantee you Gardner was not legally carrying in the bar, or the court.
The firing squad consisted of 5 riflemen, who were certified police officers. The officers will remain anonymous and all volunteered for the task. They were armed with ".30 caliber Winchester" rifles. Reports are that they were lever-action .30-30 rifles.
The article also states of the rifles: "One was loaded with a blank so no one knows who fired the fatal shot."
Folks, I've shot a blank cartridge. If you know the rifle, you would know the difference. A .30-30 has a fair amount of recoil. Blanks, in general, have almost no recoil. A .30-30 blank has less recoil than a live .223 round from an AR15. There is a huge difference in the two.
Oh, and to the 5 officers who fired their rifles... Good Shot!
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