Note concerning Gary Webb: there are cases of people shooting...

[Ladyhawk]

...themselves more than once in order to commit suicide. My friend who is a psychologist held a lady's brain inside her head while the doctor worked on her. She had shot herself in the head FIVE TIMES with a .22 pistol. And before you get all technical on my ass, a .22 can actually do more damage than a higher caliber weapon because the bullet slows down as it enters the body. Of course, a .45 at close range probably would have put a grapefruit-sized hole in her head.

Regardless, the lady lived and suffered no ill effects. My psychologist friend has many stories of people who tried to whack themselves and should have succeeded, but didn't.

I personally knew an LA Crip who was shot seven times by rival gang members and lived through it. The shots were in the neck and torso. By all rights, he should have died.

I heard of another guy who committed suicide by drilling holes in his head. I can't remember how many holes he drilled, but it was several. Sometimes the human body doesn't die like it should. This happens more than most people realize.

I am more inclined to believe Webb's wife. She said he was despondent and wanted to die. Webb shooting himself twice makes more sense than his being whacked years after he revealed some unpleasant things about the Bush Crime Family. I doubt he was even a dot on the BFEE's radar since he was out of work.