Gov. Brad Little signs bill to let Idaho execute inmates by firing squad

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Idaho Governor Brad Little signed HB 186 -- which would authorize an execution by firing squad when lethal injection is unavailable -- into law just before 3 p.m. Friday, according to his website. Idaho now joins Utah, South Carolina, Mississippi and Oklahoma that allow firing squads for death row inmates.

Published 2 months ago · Boise, United States

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Idaho governor signs firing squad execution bill into law

Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill allowing firing squads to execute death row inmates when lethal injection drugs are unavailable, making Idaho the fifth U.S. state to allow the execution method.

2 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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Idaho governor signs firing squad execution bill into law

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill allowing firing squads to execute death row inmates when lethal injection drugs are unavailable. The move makes Idaho the fifth

2 months ago·United States

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Idaho governor signs firing squad execution bill into law

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill allowing firing squads to execute death row inmates when lethal injection drugs are unavailable

2 months ago·United States

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Washington Times

Idaho governor signs firing squad execution bill into law

Republican Gov. Brad Little signed a bill allowing execution by firing squad, making Idaho the latest state to turn to older methods of capital punishment amid a nationwide shortage of lethal-injection drugs.

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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Idaho governor signs firing squad execution bill into law

Idaho is now the fifth state to allow execution by firing squad, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

2 months ago·New York, United States

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Idaho governor signs firing squad execution bill into law

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican Gov. Brad Little signed a bill allowing execution by firing squad, making Idaho the latest state to turn to older methods of capital punishment amid a nationwide shortage of lethal-injection drugs. The Legislature passed the measure March 20 with a veto-proof majority. Under it, firing squads will be used only if the state cannot obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections. Pharmaceutical companies increasingly h…

2 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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