Utah's state House votes 39-34 to reinstitute execution by firing squad

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I haven't heard much about this bill, and I don't know if Utahns actually want to bring the firing squad back. They tend to trust their legislators on most issues though. Very trusting of local authority.

[Zioneer]

Why is stuff like this important for Republicans to spend their time on?  You talk about things that can go wrong with lethal injection?  People can and do writhe in pain after being shot.  Are we guaranteeing a head shot here?  There are reasons we went away from firing squads.  It's just another instance of the GOP being obsessed with debating things we've already settled.

It's Utah, we're a one-party state, they have nothing better to do.

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It's official: Firing squads in Utah allowed

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah became the only state to allow firing squads for executions Monday when Gov. Gary Herbert signed a law approving the controversial method's use when no lethal-injection drugs are available.

Herbert has said he finds the firing squad "a little bit gruesome," but Utah is a capital punishment state and needs a backup execution method in case a shortage of the drugs persists.

"We regret anyone ever commits the heinous crime of aggravated murder to merit the death penalty, and we prefer to use our primary method of lethal injection when such a sentence is issued," Herbert spokesman Marty Carpenter said. "However, when a jury makes the decision and a judge signs a death warrant, enforcing that lawful decision is the obligation of the executive branch."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/03/24/official-firing-squads-utah-allowed/70366174

It would have been better to simply abolish the death penalty instead ...

It's Utah, conservatives here are vengeful and vicious.