[maxxxxx]

A gun is certainly more attractive as suicide tool than all the things you have listed. It's easy, quick and painless.

[jakhead]

From the story, clearly it isn't. I've a friend who killed himself with a pistol. From the blood spatter around his house it was determined that he shot himself, survived and woke up, put a towel on his head, then shot himself again.

[maxxxxx]

I guess I should have written "It looks quick, easy and painless". If I wanted to kill myself I probably would use a gun.