DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. — DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton announced a new billboard campaign Thursday that reads, “WELCOME TO MISSISSIPPI. WHERE THE FIRING SQUAD IS LEGAL. THINK TWICE.” It references Mississippi’s law permitting execution by firing squad under certain circumstances for inmates sentenced to death. The billboard can be seen on Interstate 55 southbound […]
New Mississippi billboard warns criminals: ‘Firing squad is legal’
May 8, 2026 | 2:22 PM