[Cryptkeeper]

He figured maybe he will get more attention with a destroyed palate.

[rohmell]

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

[rockettemorton]

Originally Posted by rhubarb_king ↗

I've been told by a relative (who has worked in ED as a nurse) that this happens more than people think (aka surviving from shooting in the mouth or under the chin). There is some bone at the roof of the mouth and the bullet bounces off it instead of penetrating the brain.
Poor old fella.

I’m pretty sure it happens in the movie Fight Club too, if I recall correctly.

[ginchiller]

Originally Posted by rockettemorton ↗

in the movie

what an incredible valuable piece of information

[Necrotic Bowel]

I could tell he was a loser the minute he walked around the corner. He shot himself in the head, only pausing once to go inside the house and reload

[VileGirl]

Fucking brutal, gun suicide, we’ve got here .

[Hogmann]

Originally Posted by rhubarb_king ↗

I've been told by a relative (who has worked in ED as a nurse) that this happens more than people think (aka surviving from shooting in the mouth or under the chin). There is some bone at the roof of the mouth and the bullet bounces off it instead of penetrating the brain.
Poor old fella.

I always thought it was caused by the angle of the shot under the chin has a good chance of exiting the face before penetrating the brain.

[BRVTALIST]

The rare self double tap. Pretty small gun. If he survived he may have looked like those faces of suicide phots, where people look all fucked up from fails

[HIGHTECHDUDE]

Yeah, that's why you always put at least two rounds in the gun... saves that long walk back to the ammo can.

[WonderMomma]

I don't know why - I've come back to this thread a few times. Not a lot on here makes me sad. This one did.