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 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
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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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Friday's execution was the first by firing squad in modern South Carolina history and only the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.