I see this bill as being less problematic with appeals in the courts,” said Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, who proposed the change in law.

A bill was introduced to the Idaho Legislature to make death by firing squad the main style of execution in the state. Representative Bruce Skaug (R) and Senator Doug Ricks (R) presented it on Tuesday,

Eleven months after Idaho failed to execute a prisoner for the first time ever using lethal injection, Republican lawmakers have their targets set on adopting a firing squad as the state’s primary execution method.