by WoOZackWoO on April 21st, 2009

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Why do people when they commit suicide by firearms always shoot themselves in the head? Isn't the heart just as lethal? Is this simply suicide tradition?

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  • by Phillis - Zacks little sister on April 21st, 2009

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    It's a psychological response, partly, but it is very difficult to twist your wrist to the point of shooting directly into the heart.

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