Arizona could ask voters to allow firing squad executions under GOP proposal

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: February 19, 2026

Words: 1,028

Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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Republican legislators in Arizona want to bring back death by firing squad as an option for those sentenced to the death penalty, and as a requirement for people convicted of killing a law enforcement officer.

A similar proposal, sponsored by Republican Rep. Alexander Kolodin, failed in the Arizona House of Representatives last year, but Sen. Kevin Payne, R-Peoria, revived the idea this year.

Payne’s Senate Concurrent Resolution 1049 would ask voters …

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