Bill to allow firing squad as alternate execution method voted down in Indiana

Indiana House narrowly rejects firing squad execution bill

The chair used for firing squad executions is shown in the execution chamber at the Utah State Correctional Facility. (Photo courtesy of the Utah State Department of Corrections)A bill to add the firing squad as an execution method in Indiana failed in the House on Wednesday, falling three votes short of the required constitutional majority. The legislation could still be brought back for another vote before Monday’s legislative deadline, howeve…

Bill to allow firing squad as alternate execution method voted down in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WEHT) -- The Indiana House has failed to pass a bill that would allow firing squads and nitrogen gas as acceptable forms of execution in Indiana. On Wednesday, the House met to vote on the bill. 48 lawmakers voted yes and 46 voted no. A bill must receive 51 votes to pass in [...]