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Only the third person in 33 years to die by Firing Squad in the USA, Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed in Utah today.

A hood was placed over Gardner's head and a paper target pinned to his chest. He was heavily restrained as a five-person firing squad took aim at the target and shot him, witnesses said.

Capital punishment is one of those issues that I find myself conflicted about. Like Zoos only a little more serious obviously.

On the one hand, I see the argument that the death penalty is more revenge than justice. I can certainly see the argument about the inhumanity of it and the possibility of executing innocent people.

On the other hand, if someone walks into a Burger King with a shotgun and shoots 13 people in the head, grins, and shows no remorse, is a life sentence a severe enough penalty?

It's a polarizing, confusing, heavy topic, and one in which I freely admit that I struggle with.

But firing squad? The 1770s called, and they want their method of execution back. Presumably the guillotine wasn't available today.

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I've always taken an interest in the wildfires in the desert southwest region. After all, we live there. We've had some pretty bad fires in Arizona in the 12 years that I've called Phoenix home. Last year we had one pretty close by that we saw first hand.

Southern California is bearing the brunt of some nasty wildfires at the moment. As always, The Big Picture has some amazing photos. Go have a peek at them all.

Simply breathtaking.