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Idaho's Firing Squad Execution Law Effective July 1
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Patrick reads the full text of Idaho House Bill 380: the firing squad becomes the default execution method when other means are unavailable or legally challenged, driven by difficulties securing lethal injection drugs. Idaho also passed a companion law allowing prosecutors to seek the death penalty for sexual abuse of children 12 and under — not an automatic sentence but an available option. Tom provides the gun-ownership context: 60% of Idaho households own firearms under constitutional carry, yet only 8% hold formal concealed carry permits — and Idaho has the lowest ATM mugging rate in the nation because would-be muggers calculate there's a 60% chance their target is armed. He frames the firing squad law as the legislative equivalent: 'this is how valuable Idaho considers its children.' Patrick goes further, arguing public execution would be a stronger deterrent — 'more is caught than taught' — while Adam nominates 'some Squad members' as volunteers for the firing detail, to general laughter. [1] — Patrick Bet-David "Idaho's House Bill 380 makes the firing squad the state's primary execution method starting July 1, 2026 — the first state in the nation to…" 1:31:20
Idaho's House Bill 380 makes the firing squad the state's primary execution method starting July 1, 2026 — the first state in the nation to do so. The law also allows the death penalty for certain child sex crimes involving victims 12 and under. Idaho already has 60% household gun ownership, constitutional carry, and the lowest ATM mugging rate in the country. Tom calls it a deterrent model worth exporting.
Idaho became the first US state to designate the firing squad as its primary method of execution, effective July 1, 2026, replacing lethal injection.
60% of Idaho households own firearms, and the state has constitutional carry, contributing to what Tom called the lowest ATM mugging rate in the nation.
