Gardner is Godless. I doubt he has ever heard of the Mormon religion.
Not true, he grew up LDS and wanted to be re-baptized while in prison but they wouldn’t let him.
Blood atonement is his only option to get to heaven.
Gardner asked for the firing squad BECAUSE he has not only “heard of the Mormon religion”
He IS a mormon....
Thats why he has so much faith in the blood atonement way of salvation...
He thinks it will save his soul...
No Christian would want to be executed that way for THAT reason...