Map Shows States Where Firing Squad Executions Are Legal Amid Trump Move
Summary
President Donald Trump has ordered the execution of Nidal Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, by firing squad. The Trump administration reintroduced firing squads and other alternative execution methods for federal death penalty cases in 2023, as concerns rise over lethal injections.Key Facts
- Nidal Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013 for killing 13 unarmed soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas.
- President Trump approved the use of a firing squad for Hasan’s execution, making him the first soldier executed in more than 60 years.
- The firing squad is one of five execution methods in U.S. history, alongside lethal injection, electrocution, gas, and hanging.
- Since 1977, firing squads have been rarely used, with lethal injection being the most common method.
- 27 U.S. states still allow the death penalty, but only five (Idaho, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah) allow executions by firing squad.
- Some states like California, Ohio, Oregon, and Pennsylvania have halted executions due to governor moratoriums or lack of death row inmates.
- Idaho will make firing squad the primary execution method starting July 1, 2026.
- Some states are considering adding firing squads as an option because of problems with lethal injections.
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