Topic: Gun regulation
Version 1
This story is about a man named Gideon Osborne. He is 25 years old and has a disorder called Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) but has not been diagnosed.
He is walking to the gun shop. When he opens the door, there are not many people. He had expected more because it is hunting season. He goes to the man who is selling guns.
The man says,, “Hello sir, which gun are you interested in?”
Gideon asks, “Which gun is this?”
“This is the Walther P99.”
“I’ll take it.”
“That'll be $553.99 with the ammunition.”
“Here is $580.”
“Here is your change.”
When he gets home he is starving, so he orders pizza. Someone knocks on his door and he gets startled. He grabs his gun and opens the door aggressively. He had forgotten that he had ordered a pizza. Gideon was mad that the pizza man was late. He makes a mad face to the pizza man and yells at him.
“Why were you late? I was starving, plus, your pizza place is like six minutes away!”
“Sir, I got here in ten minutes because there were other customers!”
“Well, I am a customer and I was starving!”
“Sir, there is NO need to YELL!”
Gideon points the gun to the pizza man’s forehead. “Next time, get here earlier.”
The pizza man leaves the pizza box, slowly, frightened and shaking. He doesn’t take the money and rushes to the elevator, pressing the close button rapidly.
Version 2
Here is the same story, but where Gideon is not allowed to buy the gun...
Gideon is walking to the gun shop. When he opens the door, there are not many people. He had been expecting more because it is hunting season. He goes to the man who is selling guns.
The man says, “What are you interested in?”
Gideon says, “That gun.”
“That would be the Walther P99, and that would be $553.99 with the ammunition. You also need a doctor's note to say you don't have a disorder.”
“I don't have a doctors note.”
“Then I'm sorry, you can't get a gun.”
“I need a gun right now!”
“I'm sorry, I can't give you one.”
Gideon becomes frustrated, so he goes to his apartment. When he gets there he is hungry, so he orders a pizza. There is a knock on the door, and he is startled. He opens the door aggressively and yells, “What do you want?!”
The pizza man is scared. He says, “The pizza is $5.99.”
“OK, I have $7.00.”
“Here is your change.”
“Just keep the change!!!” The pizza man gives the pizza to Gideon after he pays for the pizza. Gideon watches the pizza man go into the elevator, knowing he can’t hurt him. Then Gideon eat his sizzling yummy pepperoni pizza and goes to sleep.
