'We actually know what's always humane': AZ lawmaker wants to …
2 days ago · Arizona state Rep. Alexander Kolodin in 2024. Calling the current system inhumane and problematic, a state lawmaker wants to give voters the chance to replace the current method of killing convicted murderers with the firing squad. The proposal by Rep. Alexander Kolodin follows a preliminary report ...
Lawmaker: Ask Arizona voters to OK firing squads - Arizona …
5 days ago · Duncan said if the state is to continue with executions, the most humane method is the firing squad. So now Kolodin, a Scottsdale Republican, wants to put a measure on the 2026 ballot asking ...
Arizona voters could change method of execution for death row …
5 days ago · A proposal by a state legislator suggests changing the method for execution to death by firing squad. Here's why the issue could be on your ballot in 2026.
Firing squads will never be a more 'humane' way to die in Arizona …
5 days ago · A Republican lawmaker wants Arizona voters to allow executions by firing squad because, he says, riddling convicts with bullets is 'always humane.'
firing squad | Arizona Capitol Times
Lawmaker proposes executions by firing squad. Calling the current system inhumane and problematic, a state lawmaker wants to give voters the chance to replace the current method of killing convicted murderers with the firing squad.
Ex-judge hired to review Arizona lethal injection process fired
Nov 28, 2024 · PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The death penalty is controversial in itself, but the man Gov. Hobbs put in charge of reviewing the execution process, retired federal judge David Duncan, recommended the...
AZ to resume executions | 12news.com
Nov 27, 2024 · In letter dismissing retired judge, Hobbs cites his recommendation of firing squads. AG Mayes says she'll seek execution warrant in coming weeks. PHOENIX — The State of Arizona is poised to...
Gov. Hobbs stands by decision to fire expert who reviewed state ...
Dec 9, 2024 · Gov. Katie Hobbs said Monday there’s a good reason she is ignoring the recommendation of her hand-picked expert who said it’s impossible to humanely kill inmates by lethal injection: She says he was not “up to the task.” But the governor also won’t say whether she personally believes that it’s possible to humanely conduct an execution.
Speak Up: Scottsdale Republican wants voters to decide on firing squads ...
1 day ago · Calling the current system inhumane and problematic, a state lawmaker wants to give voters the chance to replace the current method of killing convicted murderers with a firing squad. “Firing squads do away with the extreme pain and torture of putting chemicals in a body to kill it. Using chemicals is actually unAmerican. The cost is also ...
Arizona ready to resume executions; attorney general will seek …
Nov 26, 2024 · Using firing squads in Arizona would require changing state law. Voters in 1992 approved lethal injection as the state’s method, though the measure said people already on death row at the time...
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