Justin Bamberg, a Democrat, called Republicans who support the bill hypocrites for also supporting a "fetal heartbeat" abortion ban earlier in the year, thus declaring themselves pro-life while backing capital punishment. According to The State, South Carolina Rep. Gettyīut opponents called the bill cruel. Members of the South Carolina House approved a bill that adds a firing squad as a method of execution. Henry McMaster, who has said he will sign it into law.ĭuring a lengthy debate, proponents of the bill argued that changing the current law was the only way to resume executions in South Carolina.
If the Senate approves the bill, it will be head to Republican Gov. It was tweaked slightly in the House, The State newspaper reported, and will now go back to the Senate for what should be a routine final vote. The state last executed an inmate in May 2011. Under current law, executions in South Carolina must be carried out by lethal injection unless an inmate chooses electrocution.īut officials have struggled to obtain lethal injection drugs for years, bringing executions to a pause. State lawmakers on Wednesday moved forward a bill, approved by a 66-43 vote, that will require condemned inmates to choose between dying in the electric chair or by a firing squad if lethal injection drugs aren't available.
Members of the South Carolina House have voted to add a firing squad to the state's execution methods.
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