️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  (CNN) A bill that would allow Utah to use firing squads to execute some death-row prisoners passed in the state Senate on Tuesday. (CNN) A bill that would allow Utah to use firing squads to execute some death-row prisoners passed in the state Senate on Tuesday. (CNN) A bill that would allow Utah to use firing squads to execute some death-row prisoners passed in the state Senate on Tuesday. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Herbert released a statement on the legislation, which would add death by firing squad as an option in a state that uses lethal injection.<unk> Herbert released a statement on the legislation, which would add death by firing squad as an option in a state that uses lethal injection. "Our statute is clear that lethal injection is the method by which (an execution) will happen. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk> Utah banned death by firing squad in 2004, though inmates who chose that option before the law changed still ended up being shot to death.<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> Latest execution by firing squad was in 2010, and it was also the most recent execution in Utah. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ In recent years, states have struggled to maintain a supply of lethal injection drugs as manufacturers either stopped producing the drugs or barred their use in executions.<unk> In recent years, states have struggled to maintain a supply of lethal injection drugs as manufacturers either stopped producing the drugs or barred their use in executions. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> The European manufacturers of pentobarbital, an anesthetic, explicitly prohibited U.S. prisons from using its drug in executions.<unk> The European manufacturers of pentobarbital, an anesthetic, explicitly prohibited U.S. prisons from using its drug in executions. Some states have sought out substitutes or gone with one drug instead of the traditional three-drug cocktail.<unk> Some states have sought out substitutes or gone with one drug instead of the traditional three-drug cocktail. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
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