The 'I Need To Buy A Gun' meme stems from a viral TikTok audio where a man calmly yet urgently expresses his sudden desire to arm himself. While the phrase sounds intense, the internet has repurposed it as a hyperbolic reaction to minor, everyday annoyances—like a computer freezing, a loud neighbor, or an email that could have been a meeting. It perfectly captures the 'intrusive thoughts' trend where users joke about extreme overreactions to trivial stressors. The sound's deadpan delivery combined with relatable, high-stress scenarios helped it blow up across social media platforms as a way to vent frustration through dark humor.