Help how effective is a gunshot to the head?

[dominatememommy]

hypothetically, how painful/effective would a 9mm hollow point gunshot to the head be at point blank.. asking for a friend… (jk it's def for me)

but fr tho, what's the risk I turn into a vegetable

 

[mrtime87]

There's always a high risk of becoming a vegetable.

With a gun, go thru the mouth and aim up, way up.

 

[SpeckofDust]

I read the mega thread on gunshot methods, and I am curious still about this. I feel that this is my best option, but I can't bring myself to go with the mouth shot. I think I can do the above the ear shot, but I haven't felt confident enough. [Oh, how I wish there was a "magic" pill that I could easily access to let me end it without suffering and agonizing over the method]. I am running out of time to CTB before I lose what little I have left.

 

[dominatememommy]

I read the mega thread on gunshot methods, and I am curious still about this. I feel that this is my best option, but I can't bring myself to go with the mouth shot. I think I can do the above the ear shot, but I haven't felt confident enough. [Oh, how I wish there was a "magic" pill that I could easily access to let me end it without suffering and agonizing over the method]. I am running out of time to CTB before I lose what little I have left.

Yeah I feel you. I think I'll just do some research on my own and determine the easiest/most efficient way to just hit the brain stem itself and just skip the head altogether.

 

[SpeckofDust]

I'm interested to know what your research uncovers.

 

[EternalShore]

if someone were to wish to carry this out, they would need to make sure to aim in the right place~ From what I understand, there's about a 85% death rate via gun, but that still leaves a 15% chance of becoming a vegetable (not fun)~ >_<
Anyways, I wish you well and am praying for you~ :)

 

[awaitingdeath]

hypothetically, how painful/effective would a 9mm hollow point gunshot to the head be at point blank.. asking for a friend… (jk it's def for me)

but fr tho, what's the risk I turn into a vegetable

Well, you can try it on my head and see how reliable it is.

Never touched a gun in my life but I think the failure rate for 9mm 147gr JHP aimed at your head has little chance of failure. We have seen videos of people casually shooting themselves with small country pistols and what not.

 

[thatisitguy]

Just shoot yourself in the heart.

 

[sugarb]

hypothetically, how painful/effective would a 9mm hollow point gunshot to the head be at point blank.. asking for a friend… (jk it's def for me)

but fr tho, what's the risk I turn into a vegetable

It's more effective, simpler, and less painful than just about every other method by an enormous margin.

Gun Suicide | Everytown

Gun suicide claims the lives of nearly 26,000 people in the US every year. We must address this public health crisis to reduce gun violence.

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"Most people who attempt suicide do not die—unless they use a gun. Across all suicide attempts without a gun, 4% result in death. But when a gun is involved, that figure skyrockets to 90%."

The only real contender is hanging iirc but I don't have a source for that

 

[pthnrdnojvsc]

It's more effective, simpler, and less painful than just about every other method by an enormous margin.

Gun Suicide | Everytown

Gun suicide claims the lives of nearly 26,000 people in the US every year. We must address this public health crisis to reduce gun violence.

www.everytown.org

"Most people who attempt suicide do not die—unless they use a gun. Across all suicide attempts without a gun, 4% result in death. But when a gun is involved, that figure skyrockets to 90%."

The only real contender is hanging iirc but I don't have a source for that

"Most people who attempt suicide do not die—unless they use a gun. Across all suicide attempts without a gun, 4% result in death. But when a gun is involved, that figure skyrockets to 90%."
I think inside the mouth pointing up at 45% has to be higher than the overall 90%. Shotgun or high powered rifle 3 inches inside the mouth would be the highest %. What % would you say?

Gun Suicide | Everytown

Gun suicide claims the lives of nearly 26,000 people in the US every year. We must address this public health crisis to reduce gun violence.

www.everytown.org

 

[sugarb]

"Most people who attempt suicide do not die—unless they use a gun. Across all suicide attempts without a gun, 4% result in death. But when a gun is involved, that figure skyrockets to 90%."
I think inside the mouth pointing up at 45% has to be higher than the overall 90%. Shotgun or high powered rifle 3 inches inside the mouth would be the highest %. What % would you say?

Gun Suicide | Everytown

Gun suicide claims the lives of nearly 26,000 people in the US every year. We must address this public health crisis to reduce gun violence.

www.everytown.org

Seeing as the overall gun suicides figure includes spur of the moment attempts with poor planning and drugs/alcohol involved (which're much, much more survivable since there're fewer direct hits) I'd assume even the base figure is significantly higher, 95%+. With a shotgun or high powered rifle I'd guess 99%+; extremely likely.

 

[kyhoti]

A little statistical information: "standard" 9mm, 115-147 grain, produces 300-500 ft/lbs of energy at the muzzle. The human skull has been tested by the US Army at 53 ft/lbs to pierce. Above the ear, in the parietal bone, is the thinnest part of the skull.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

 

[dominatememommy]

Just shoot yourself in the heart.

buddy.. the point is too reduce the pain perceived regardless of time to kill. brainstem is my obvious choice as immediate loss of consciousness is most desirable in this outcome. unless you're someone who would enjoy the feeling of bleeding out into your internal organs while you're heart palpitations disrupt flow to your brain and lungs as they fill with blood, then by all means go for it.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

Yellow area = brain stem.

 

[sodalover]

if you're using a handgun it'll be (from what i've read) painful and might not work depending on the guns placement
putting the barrel in your mouth and firing directly up is the best method i've heard (think this goes with both shotgun and handgun)
but its very likely if it doesn't work you'll become a vegetable

this isn't as in depth as i would like it to be but i'm very sleepy right now

 

[astonishedturnip]

You can always try to pair it with jumping (by sitting backwards off a balcony, etc.) and others pair it with drowning or OD. That will be my method, I'm scared of failing too.

 

[thatisitguy]

buddy.. the point is too reduce the pain perceived regardless of time to kill. brainstem is my obvious choice as immediate loss of consciousness is most desirable in this outcome. unless you're someone who would enjoy the feeling of bleeding out into your internal organs while you're heart palpitations disrupt flow to your brain and lungs as they fill with blood, then by all means go for it.

The more technical your plan, the higher the chance that you will fail.

Reminds me of this guy who I met in prison who was missing half skull. He tried killing himself by shooting himself in the head but he survived. Then he was arrested and sent to prison for being in possession of a firearm and had to do five years.

 

[Dark Moon]

I wish I could get a gun but they're banned here. It need the right placement probably in the mouth upwards.

On the head sideways through the brain and no hesitating/twitching.