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 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 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.
Gov. Little signs bill making firing squad primary execution method in Idaho
Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 37 into law on Wednesday, making Idaho the only state to use a firing squad as its primary method of execution.The bill, which takes effect on July 1, 2026, was widely approved by the Idaho Legislature,
‘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
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 preparations
Firing squad will become Idaho's primary execution method
BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho is set to have a new primary form of execution for death row inmates. On Wednesday, Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 37 into effect, making death by firing squad the primary mode of execution in the state.
Map Shows US States Allowing Firing Squad Executions
South Carolina executed Brad Sigmon by firing squad on March 7, marking its first use of the execution method.
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.
‘An act of mercy’: Firing squad execution clears Idaho Legislature, on way to governor
I view the firing squad as a more humane way to carry out executions for those on death row, because it is quick and certain,” said bill sponsor Sen. Doug Ricks, R-Rexburg.
South Carolina Executes Inmate by Firing Squad
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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 ...