Utah is the only state to have used firing squads in the past 50 years, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
Currently, the state’s primary method of carrying out the death penalty is lethal injection, and the firing squad is to be used if the chemicals for lethal injection cannot be obtained.
House Bill 7 aims to amend an existing law that sets penalties for marijuana possession, now heads to the Senate. The bill passed the House Tuesday by a vote of 54 to 14. It adds a mandatory minimum ...