Mississippi Billboard Reminds Would-Be Criminals: ‘Firing Squad Is Legal. Think Twice’AWR Hawkins 10 May 2026
A billboard standing next to I-55 in DeSoto County, Mississippi, reminds would-be criminals entering the state that a “firing squad is legal” for executions and urges them to “think twice.”
The Hill reported that DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton is promoting the billboard campaign, saying, “We are going to be loud and clear that DeSoto County does not coddle violent criminals. If you bring violence across our state line, we are going to prosecute you aggressively and hold you accountable.”
“People on death row are the losers of life’s lottery… If violent criminals are looking for a state that coddles crime, Mississippi is not it,” he continued. “They’d better think twice before they act here.”
WREG quoted Barton noting, “Safety is achieved through enforcement. Safe communities do not happen by accident. They happen because law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, and citizens refuse to surrender their communities to violent criminals.”
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/05/10/mississippi-billboard-reminds-would-be-criminals-firing-squad-is-legal-think-twice/
