Capital punishment is one of the most controversial issues in America today. There seems to have been arguments surrounding every method used since the beginning of America. Since 1608 there have been about five main methods of execution. These methods are firing squad, hanging, electrocution, lethal gas, and lethal injection. The controversies surrounding each of these methods have sparked the development of the next and supposedly better way to carry out capital punishment.

One of the five main documented forms of execution is the firing squad. The firing squad is a group of people, usually soldiers, who are ordered to shoot at a criminal at the same time. This form is completely unique from any other type of execution. It consisted of five or more men reducing the chances of single solider disobeying the order to fire because of moral issues. One way that is said to traditionally use...