Legislator introduces bill to make firing squad main way of carrying out death penalty in Idaho

Idaho Rep. Bruce D. Skaug, R-Nampa, at the State Capitol building on January 9, 2023. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun)

A Nampa legislator wants to make death by firing squad the primary way of administering the death penalty in Idaho.

Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, introduced the legislation to the Idaho House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee on Tuesday. The committee voted to introduce the legislation, clearing the way for a public hearing before the committee at a later date…

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