Idaho could become the first state to use death by firing squad as its primary method of execution if a new bill passes.

A bill was introduced to the Idaho Legislature to make death by firing squad the main style of execution in the state.

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 ...

I see this bill as being less problematic with appeals in the courts,” said Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, who proposed the ...

A South Carolina inmate who has spent more than half his life on death row has chosen to die by lethal injection ...

A newly introduced bill would make death by firing squad the main method of execution in Idaho.

House Bill 11211, by Rep. Khymer Olaso, has been passed to the House of Representatives. The Act aims to punish public ...

Duncan, in his preliminary report, said the state should consider using a firing squad because it results in near-instantaneous death. He said it “does overcome the impediments to lethal ...

Speaking about an alternative to Arizona’s lethal injection death penalty, he said, “We actually know what’s always humane and always seems to work properly, which is the firing squad.” ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate who has spent more than half his life on death row has chosen to die by lethal injection instead of by electric chair or firing squad later this month.