Idaho Senate approves bill to allow firing squad executions.

The Idaho State Senate has passed a bill that would allow death by firing squad if lethal injection drugs are unavailable within five days of the issuance of a death warrant. The bill will go to Idaho Gov. Brad Little's desk next. The bill's house sponsor, Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, said that the bill is important for victims, their families, and the rule of law. Idaho currently has eight death row inmates, and prosecutors have not yet ruled out seeking the death penalty in a high-profile quadruple murder case that left four University of Idaho students dead in November.