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Idaho House approves bill making firing squad primary execution method
Summary
The Idaho House on Feb. 6 passed House Bill 37 to designate the firing squad as the state's primary method of execution, prompting extended debate over cost, humanity and appeals risks.
The Idaho House of Representatives passed House Bill 37 on Feb. 6 to make the firing squad the primary method of execution for inmates sentenced to death.
Proponents said the change would reduce failed lethal-injection attempts and related appellate litigation; opponents raised fiscal and humane concerns. The bill passed on a recorded voice/machine vote after floor debate.
Representative (sponsor) from 10, the bill's floor sponsor, said the measure does not change whether Idaho has a death penalty but would make the firing squad “a more humane way to execute those on death row because it is quick, it is certain.” He said the Idaho Department of…
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