Firing squad, gas execution methods move out of House committee

After an attempt to add firing squads to Indiana law stalled in the Senate, a House panel on Wednesday passed a bill ...
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New bill would allow execution by firing squad in Indiana

Update (Dec. 31, 2025): A similar bill is expected to be filed in the Indiana House of Representatives on Jan. 5, 2026. House Bill 1119, titled Execution Methods, would authorize the death penalty to ...

‘A fail-safe option’: Lawmakers debate firing squad executions in Indiana

A bill that would allow executions by firing squad if lethal injection drugs are unavailable or at an inmate’s request is ...
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A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the third US prisoner killed this way in the state this year

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina firing squad has executed a man Friday, the third person to die by that method in the state this year. Three prison employees, all with live ammunition, ...
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Tennessee death row inmates raise using firing squad in new execution legal challenge

In a new legal challenge to Tennessee's execution process, death row offenders say using a firing squad would be more humane than the state's current lethal injection method. The federal lawsuit, ...
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New bill would allow execution by firing squad in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana State Senator is expected to file a bill later this month that would allow executions to be conducted via firing squad in the state of Indiana. Senate Bill 11 was written by ...