Idaho bill proposes firing squad

Bill introduced to make death by firing squad the main form of execution in Idaho
A bill was introduced to the Idaho Legislature to make death by firing squad the main style of execution in the state. Representative Bruce Skaug (R) and Senator Doug Ricks (R) presented it on Tuesday,
Idaho Moves to Bring Back Firing Squads for Executions
Idaho has not carried out any executions by firing squads and a facility for such executions needs to be built. It is among the states that have turned to alternative methods after struggling to obtain lethal drugs since pharmaceutical companies barred the use of their drugs in executions.
‘Dignity for all’: Idaho bill proposes firing squad as state’s primary execution method
Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, introduced the bill Tuesday, which would make Idaho the only U.S. state to give preference to a firing squad. Skaug sponsored a bill that became law in 2023 that added back the firing squad as a backup method of execution in the state, but only when lethal injection is not possible because of a lack of execution drugs.
Legislator introduces bill to make firing squad main way of carrying out death penalty in Idaho
A Nampa legislator wants to make death by firing squad the primary way of administering the death penalty in Idaho. Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, introduced the legislation to the Idaho House Judiciary,
Idaho moves to make firing squad primary execution method
Representative Skaug presented legislation in the judiciary committee on Tuesday that would turn the firing squad into Idaho's primary form of execution.The fir
South Carolina man chooses to die by lethal injection instead of electric chair or firing squad
A South Carolina inmate who has spent more than half his life on death row has chosen to die by lethal injection.
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Why executions by firing squad may be coming back in the US
Utah is the only state to have used firing squads in the past 50 years, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Death Penalty Information Center. WHAT HAS CAUSED THE LETHAL DRUG SCARCITY? Under ...