diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic.dm
index e607ec0571..3bc26df8ba 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic.dm
@@ -137,11 +137,15 @@
 		boolets += magazine.ammo_count()
 	return boolets
 
+#define BRAINS_BLOWN_THROW_RANGE 3
+#define BRAINS_BLOWN_THROW_SPEED 1
 /obj/item/gun/ballistic/suicide_act(mob/user)
-	if (chambered && chambered.BB && can_trigger_gun(user) && !chambered.BB.nodamage)
+	var/obj/item/organ/brain/B = user.getorganslot("brain")
+	if (B && chambered && chambered.BB && can_trigger_gun(user) && !chambered.BB.nodamage)
 		user.visible_message("<span class='suicide'>[user] is putting the barrel of [src] in [user.p_their()] mouth.  It looks like [user.p_theyre()] trying to commit suicide!</span>")
 		sleep(25)
 		if(user.is_holding(src))
+			var/turf/T = get_turf(user)
 			process_fire(user, user, 0, zone_override = "head")
 			user.visible_message("<span class='suicide'>[user] blows [user.p_their()] brain[user.p_s()] out with [src]!</span>")
 			var/turf/target = get_ranged_target_turf(user, turn(user.dir, 180), BRAINS_BLOWN_THROW_RANGE)
@@ -162,8 +166,8 @@
 		user.visible_message("<span class='suicide'>[user] is pretending to blow [user.p_their()] brain[user.p_s()] out with [src]! It looks like [user.p_theyre()] trying to commit suicide!</b></span>")
 		playsound(loc, 'sound/weapons/empty.ogg', 50, 1, -1)
 		return (OXYLOSS)
-
-
+#undef BRAINS_BLOWN_THROW_SPEED
+#undef BRAINS_BLOWN_THROW_RANGE
 
 /obj/item/gun/ballistic/proc/sawoff(mob/user)
 	if(sawn_state == SAWN_OFF)