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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.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed legislation into law on Friday that added firing squads as an alternative method ...
Pharmaceutical companies increasingly have barred executioners from using their drugs, saying they were meant to save lives.
Idaho governor signs firing squad execution bill into law
Under the law, firing squads will be used only if the state cannot obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections.