05. Jerry Decided To Buy a Gun

Jerry Baldwin was 30 years old. He was manager of a pizza restaurant. He lived in apartment about one mile north of the restaurant. walked to and from work. When it was , he took the bus.
Jerry loved gangster movies. a new one came out, he would go the theater and watch the new movie three four times. Then, when it went to video, would buy the video at Barney’s Video Store. had a home collection of over 1,000 gangster . Old ones, new ones, color, black and white, , Spanish, Japanese--he loved them all. He could tell the name of the movie, the director, the , and the plot. Did you say you liked “ Fiction”? Well, Jerry would rattle off all the of that movie. And then he would invite to his place to watch it some time. was a nice guy.
Jerry finally decided that would like to own a gun, just like gangsters. So he saved his money for a of years. Then he went to a gun and bought a used .38 caliber revolver for . While there, he also bought a couple of of ammunition. The following Saturday morning, he went the gun club to practice with his new . He was in the club for only 10 when he accidentally dropped his pistol. The gun off, and the bullet went into Jerry’s right .
Jerry now walks with a limp and a , just like some gangsters.




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