A new billboard has gone up in Mississippi, warning would-be criminals crossing the state line from Tennessee that firing squads are legal there. The billboard is on I-55 southbound, where drivers enter Mississippi from Memphis, and was put up by DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton. “WELCOME TO MISSISSIPPI. WHERE THE FIRING SQUAD IS LEGAL. THINK TWICE,” the billboard states. Mississippi just put up a billboard on the Tennessee state line that reads “WELCOME TO MISSISSIPPI. WHERE THE FIRING SQUAD IS LEGAL. THINK TWICE.” pic.twitter.com/5yTkfC5Rvp — Wild Posts (@wildpostss) May 9, 2026 The billboard is part of Barton’s aggressive public campaign to deter violent crime. It directly references Mississippi’s 2017 law that authorizes execution by firing squad as a legal method of carrying out the…
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