Idaho bill proposes firing squad

Idaho bill proposes firing squad as primary execution method, moves to House floor
A controversial bill proposing the firing squad as Idaho's primary method of execution is advancing to the House floor. The bill follows several
Firing squad execution bill clears Idaho House committee
House lawmakers will soon decide whether to ditch lethal injection as the state’s primary execution method in favor of the firing squad.
Idaho bill to make firing squad main death penalty method heads to full House
Presenting House Bill 37 to an Idaho House committee, bill sponsor Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa called the firing squad “more humane."
Idaho moves to make firing squads primary method of execution citing failed lethal injections
The legislature in Idaho has moved to make firing squads the primary form of execution for prisoners on death row, citing difficulty obtaining the drug cocktail necessary for lethal injections
'Wild West justice': Committee approves bill to make firing squad primary execution method
A committee advanced a bill Monday to potentially make Idaho the only state to use the firing squad as its primary method of execution.
Firing squad bill moves to House
The House Judiciary and Rules Committee voted on party lines to send to the House floor HB 37, which would place the firing squad as the first method of execution over lethal injection for carrying out a death sentence, starting in July 2026.
Idaho plans to bring back firing squad as ‘preferred method of execution’
This bill is not about whether the death penalty is good or bad,” Idaho Republican Representative Bruce Skaug stated. “Our job is to carry it out in the most efficient manner under the bounds of our constitutional requirements.
Idaho beefs up firing squad as Bryan Kohbeger trial nears
A new bill would make the firing squad Idaho's primary means of execution, after the state recently restored it as a backup ...
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Why This Physician Testifies in Favor of the Firing Squad
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