Idaho adopts firing squad

Idaho becomes first state to prefer death by firing squad for executions
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill on Wednesday making death by firing squad the preferred method for executions, and death by lethal injection the second preferred method.
Idaho governor signs bill making firing squad the state’s primary execution method
Idaho’s governor signed into law a bill Wednesday making the firing squad the state’s primary method of execution. Joan Varsek, a spokesperson for Republican Governor Brad Little, confirmed the news to The Independent.
Idaho becomes the only state with firing squad as main execution method
Idaho will become the only state to fatally shoot death row inmates as its main execution method. Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday morning signed into law House Bill 37, which will make the firing squad the primary death penalty in Idaho.
Idaho adopts firing squad as primary execution method
According to an article by the Idaho Capital Sun, Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 37 into law on Wednesday, making Idaho the only state to use a firing s
Firing Squads are Now Idaho's Primary Form of Execution
Idaho Governor Brad Little has signed a new law-making firing squads the state’s primary method of execution. He signed House Bill 37 Wednesday morning.
‘More humane’? Idaho becomes only state to prefer firing squad to carry out death penalty
Shooting prisoners to death has consequences for the reputation of the state,” a national death penalty expert said.
Firing squad could become Idaho’s main execution method under a bill awaiting governor’s approval
Death by firing squad could become Idaho’s primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor’s desk this week. The Idaho Senate passed the bill on Wednesday, and it will take effect next year if it is signed by Gov.
Catholic bishop warns against ‘culture of death’ as Idaho backs firing squad executions
Executions by firing squad are permitted in five states, but the new law will make Idaho the only state in which death by firing squad is the primary form of execution.
Firing squad bill signed into Idaho law by governor
House Bill 37 doesn't go into effect until July 1, 2026. Bill sponsor Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, has said that will give the Idaho Department of Correction adequate time to remodel a facility in its maximum-security prison for use of the firing squad and to develop a policy for its use.
NW state makes firing squad preferred method for prison executions
The action comes on the heels of the first U.S. execution by firing squad in nearly 15 years last week in South Carolina.
Firing squad bill passed in Idaho
Idaho will become the only state to use firing squad as their primary execution method.
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Firing squad bill gets governor’s signature
Measure makes firing squad Idaho’s primary method of execution, but won’t take effect until July 1, 2026, to allow time for ...
US: Firing Squad Back After 15 Years, First Such Execution in South Carolina| Firstpost America|N18G
US: Firing Squad Back After 15 Years, First Such Execution in South Carolina | Firstpost America | N18G The state of South Carolina in the United States is going to execute an inmate using a firing ...
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The US killed someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history
It was a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier ...
US inmate set to die by firing squad, which states allow this?
A South Carolina death row inmate is set to be executed on Friday, March 7. Instead of the more traditional lethal injection, ...