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Utah Senate advances bill to remove firing squad option for future executions
Summary
The Utah Senate advanced House Bill 180 to the third-reading calendar, deleting the firing squad as a method of execution for future cases and retaining lethal injection; supporters cited dignity and reducing media spectacle, opponents argued method choice affects deterrence.
House Bill 180, which would eliminate the firing squad as an option for future executions in Utah, was advanced to the Senate’s third-reading calendar after a lengthy floor debate on Feb. 17.
Sponsor Senator Allen told colleagues the bill is not retroactive and “simply, in future cases, eliminates the firing squad as a method for the death penalty in Utah, essentially making us, the last state to join the group of people in this country that have done that.” Allen framed the change as a way to carry out capital…
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