Idaho could be only state with firing squad

Idaho could be only state with firing squad as main execution method, after Legislature passes bill
Only five states allow firing squads for executions. But the firing squad isn’t the primary death penalty method in any of those states.
Idaho desperately wants to build a facility to execute by firing squad. But nobody wants the contract
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IDOC readies execution chamber for firing squad implementation
Idaho's Senate approved a bill that designates firing squads as the primary method of execution, as the Idaho Department of Correction continues preparations to implement the new procedure.
Idaho Senate sends firing squad bill to governor
State senators passed the bill after a short debate Wednesday, with one Republican joining six Democrats in opposing it. Right now, the firing squad is Idaho's secondary method of execution if state corrections officials can't obtain drugs to carry out a lethal injection.
Idaho Senate passes firing squad execution bill
Under the bill, the primary form of execution would change from lethal injection to a firing squad. The director of the Idaho Department of Correction would have no more than five
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 passes Idaho Senate, heads to Little’s desk
House Bill 37 heads to the governor’s desk, and if it goes into effect, would make Idaho the only state in the U.S. to use firing squad as its primary execution method. The bill would go into effect July 1, 2026.
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Idaho lawmakers approve bill to make firing squads primary method of execution
Idaho's legislature has sent a bill to Governor Brad Little's desk that could make firing squads the primary method of execution in the state.
‘An act of mercy’: Firing squad execution clears Idaho Legislature, on way to governor
A year ago, the state of Idaho failed to execute a prisoner for the very first time. Senate lawmakers responded at the Capitol on Wednesday by using their heavy Republican majority to pass a change in law to sideline lethal injections in favor of death by firing squad.
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