Flipper
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The anti-2nd group always make a point of mentioning the use of firearms in suicides.For 2006 firearms were used in 1/2 of the sucessful Wisconsin attempts, only because, like firearm use in self defense, it's the most effective method.
Firearm use successful in 307 outof 331 total attempts. Poisoning was successful in 133 out of 3852 total attempts. Suffocation was successful in144 out of 199 total attempts.
http://www.sprc.org/stateinformation/PDF/statedatasheets/wi_datasheet.pdf
The anti-2nd group always make a point of mentioning the use of firearms in suicides.For 2006 firearms were used in 1/2 of the sucessful Wisconsin attempts, only because, like firearm use in self defense, it's the most effective method.
Firearm use successful in 307 outof 331 total attempts. Poisoning was successful in 133 out of 3852 total attempts. Suffocation was successful in144 out of 199 total attempts.
http://www.sprc.org/stateinformation/PDF/statedatasheets/wi_datasheet.pdf