Idaho adopts firing squad

Idaho adopts firing squad as primary execution method
According to an article by the Idaho Capital Sun, Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 37 into law on Wednesday, making Idaho the only state to use a firing s
Gov. Little signs firing squad bill, Idaho likely to be first state to use as primary execution method
Idaho Governor Brad Little has designated the firing squad as the state's primary execution method, effective July 1, 2026.
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.
Gov. Little signs law making firing squad primary execution method
BOISE — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed a new law making the firing squad the state's primary method of execution.
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 this week. The Idaho Senate passed the bill on Wednesday, and it will take effect next year if it is signed by Gov.
Firing Squads are Now Idaho's Primary Form of Execution
Idaho Governor Brad Little has signed a new law-making firing squads the state’s primary method of execution. He signed House Bill 37 Wednesday morning.
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.
Catholic bishop warns against ‘culture of death’ as Idaho backs firing squad executions
Executions by firing squad are permitted in five states, but the new law will make Idaho the only state in which death by firing squad is the primary form of execution.
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.
Firing squad bill passed in Idaho
Idaho will become the only state to use firing squad as their primary execution method.
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Idaho governor signs bill making firing squad the state’s primary execution method
None of the others, however, use firing squads as a primary execution method. Only four people have been put to death via firing squad in the U.S. in the last half century. Idaho passed a bill ...
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Gov. Little signs firing squad bill; Idaho likely to be first state to use it as primary execution method
BOISE — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed a new law making the firing squad the state's primary method of execution.
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Idaho adopts firing squad as the primary method of execution
Governor Brad Little signed into law House Bill-37, effectively adopting the firing squad as Idaho's primary method of execution.The law will apply to executions carried out on or after July 1, 2026.
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Governor Brad Little has signed House Bill 37 into law, making Idaho’s primary method of execution to firing squad. The ...