I see this bill as being less problematic with appeals in the courts,” said Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, who proposed the ...
Idaho could become the first state to use death by firing squad as its primary method of execution if a new bill passes.
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 ...
Utah is the only state to have used firing squads in the past 50 years, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
A bill was introduced Tuesday to make the firing squad the primary method of execution by the state. Currently, the state’s ...
Representative Skaug presented legislation in the judiciary committee on Tuesday that would turn the firing squad into ...
Currently, the state’s primary method of carrying out the death penalty is lethal injection, and the firing squad is to be used if the chemicals for lethal injection cannot be obtained.
Calling the current system inhumane and problematic, a state lawmaker wants to give voters the chance to replace the current ...
Rep. Alexander Kolodin says Arizona voters should decide whether to replace lethal injection with firing squads as the state's method for execution.
The Representative who introduced the bill, Bruce Skaug, said it is "less problematic" than execution by legal drugs.