Arizona’s firing squad bill is a step backward, not a solution

By: Dale Baich

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: February 24, 2026

Words: 940

Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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Once again, Arizona stands at a crossroad in its often-troubled history with capital punishment. Republican state legislators have proposed expanding the state’s methods of execution to include lethal gas and the firing squad, along with lethal injection, at the election of the condemned. The legislation goes further still, mandating execution by firing squad when the victim of a homicide is a law enforcement officer.

No one disputes the gravity of violent crime. No one …

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