Quote Originally Posted by The Gentleman Scamp View Post
woman who shot herself in the chest
Respect!...Why don't more people put the gun to their heart instead of their head???? I am pleased that somebody has tried it. Until I saw Heath Ledgers character do it in the film Monsters Ball, I thought it was a concept only I had thought of.
Because you're more likely to kill yourself quickly with a shot to the head. Most people don't even know where their heart actually is (if you think it's on the left, you're wrong - it's actually slightly left of centre). If you shoot yourself in the chest, it's far more likely you'll have a slow, agonising death while you bleed out or suffocate or drown in your own blood than die instantly. The brain is a significantly larger organ. Much less chance of missing it with a self-administered shot.