Idaho could be only state with firing squad as main execution method, after Legislature passes bill
Idaho Gov. Brad Little gives his annual State of the State address on Jan. 6, 2025, on the House floor at the Statehouse in Boise. (Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun)
Unless Gov. Brad Little vetoes a bill that passed the Idaho Legislature, Idaho could become the only state to fatally shoot death row inmates as its main execution method.
If passed into law, House Bill 37 would make the firing squad the primary death penalty method in Idaho.