The reference apparatus
FS-2026-ID-0001
Seven reference sections.
One record.
Everything the book cites, every table the book compiles, every voice the book quotes — organized so that each claim can be traced back to its source.
Timeline of the Firing Squad
Civilian history from 1608 to 2026, with a separate military record for Hasan’s scheduled December 3 execution.
Open section A →The Legislative Record in Idaho
HB 186 (2023) through HB 37 (2025): committee votes, floor speeches, and the paper trail that made the rifle primary.
Open section B →Idaho's Firing Squad Protocol
The full minute-by-minute of IDOC SOP 135.02.01.001 — the room, the team, the rifles, the target, the aftermath.
Open section C →The Jurisdictions
Every U.S. state, the federal government, and the military — where the rifle is legal, where it is proposed, and where it has been abolished.
Open section D →Glossary of Terms
The vocabulary of the chamber. What POST, F-Block, the cloth square, and the blank round actually mean.
Open section E →The International Context
The nations that still shoot prisoners in 2026, the nations that have stopped, and where the United States sits on that map.
Open section F →In Their Own Words
Last statements, sworn testimony, and interviews from shooters, witnesses, spiritual advisors, and the condemned.
Open section G →