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

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

Idaho lawmakers have introduced a bill to make a firing squad the primary method of execution in the state. Under Idaho law, lethal injection is the primary method, but executions by firing squad are ...

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 ...

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.

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Calling the current system inhumane and problematic, a state lawmaker wants to give voters the chance to replace the current ...

The Representative who introduced the bill, Bruce Skaug, said it is "less problematic" than execution by legal drugs.