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"Oh my God! This is nothing short of a disaster..."

Andy heard Taylor, who was embarrassed and unwilling to end the call by him talking about SAO, suddenly screamed, and then shouted in a sad and crying tone, as if he was frightened by something.

"Honey, what's the matter with you? What's the matter?"

"Oh my God, it's not me, it's New York State, you, turn on the TV and watch it, NBC..."

Hearing Taylor's sad tone, Andy took the phone and left the seat, "Relax, don't worry..." While comforting Taylor, who was a little emotional, he walked quickly into the meeting room, picked up the plug-in With the remote on the base, turn on the wall of TV screens and find NBC.

"...A gunman rushed into the immigrant service center in Binghamton, a city in the central New York state of the United States, opened fire and took hostages. The entire incident has caused 13 deaths and 4 serious injuries.

It is reported that the association is an institution that provides services for immigrants and refugees. The gunman opened fire after entering the building through the front door. At least 12 people were shot and wounded by the gunman while trying to escape. The murderer shot at two front desk staff after entering the immigration center. Shots were fired, one front desk clerk was killed, another feigned death, then climbed to the desk and called the police. Police responded within two minutes.

The police said that up to 41 people may have been taken hostage. The murderer blocked the back door with his car and blocked the hostages' possible escape route. Some people hid in various places in the building, 15 people hid in a cupboard, and another 26 people took shelter in the boiler room.

This is another vicious shooting since March 29 last month at a senior nursing home in Carthage Township, Moore County, North Carolina, which killed 8 people including a nurse and wounded 3 others. shooting. . . "

In the live broadcast on TV, the police, police cars, ambulances and chaotic crowds, the live broadcast vehicles and helicopters of major TV stations are all gathered in front of a service center building, and NBC is covering all aspects of the air and land. On the screen, the host is broadcasting all the information of the matter in a loop.

"Shet!"

Andy looked at the victims who were carried out under the white cloth in the playback screen, and couldn't help cursing with an ugly expression. To be honest, two such vicious shootings happened in a row in a week, which is really challenging people's psychology. Tolerance, there is really no security at all!

Counting from August 2008, there have been 8 shooting incidents in the United States in the past 7 months. The shooting incident with so many deaths in New York State today is undoubtedly well-known.

"Dear,

Listen to me, let your emotions stabilize, listen to me, you immediately call your agent to your side, use your INS to post condemnation of the criminals, condolences to the victims, express your grief and shock, Pay attention to the wording, do you understand? "

To be honest, when something like this happened, Andy really didn't know how to comfort Taylor who was in shock and sadness on the other end of the phone. Maybe finding something for her to do and distract her was the best way at present.

"Well, well, I see, I'll call her right away, Andy, I, I'm a little scared..."

Andy rubbed the bridge of his nose helplessly, as expected, every time there is a shooting, Americans' sense of security will be impacted, and calls for gun control will be louder, "Honey, don't worry, it's okay, I will give The bodyguards arranged around you are the world's top professional elites, you have to trust them, they will guarantee your safety!"

"Ok..."

"Honey, I'm going to hang up first. There's a call coming in. I might be busy next..." Andy said apologetically to Taylor after watching another phone ringing.

"Well, go ahead, I'll call my agent too, and I'll call you later." Taylor said with a sad mood.

"Okay, take care of yourself..." After Andy finished speaking, he hung up the phone and picked up another call. "Grandpa...I'm watching."

"A tragic day for New York State!"

Hearing Old Smith's deep voice on the phone, Andy smiled helplessly and said: "Yes, but the tragedy has already happened, the key is to deal with the investigation and aftermath of the case as soon as possible."

"I will actively pay attention to the progress of the case investigation...Andy, before I called you, I just finished talking with Pierre, CEO of the Rifle Association."

As soon as Andy heard what Old Smith had said, he frowned slightly, and couldn't help asking knowingly: "What did you say?" The only way to stop bad guys with guns is to let good guys hold guns. "The madman?"

Every time there is a mass shooting, the eyes of the people turn to the National Rifle Association. It is the largest gun association in the United States, with 30 million long-term members. It has great powers and opposes gun control.

"Hehe, it's him. He hopes to get to know you through me, and he has expressed great kindness and support to our Smith family on behalf of the Rifle Association." Old Smith didn't hide it either, he was disgusted with the trace of his grandson's rhetorical question Emotions are also very clear, so speak directly.

The corner of Andy's mouth couldn't help but twitched. There was nothing he could do about his grandfather's rascal methods, "Okay, grandpa, what do they want?"

It has to be said that the National Rifle Association of the United States has been able to develop from the earliest marksmanship training and gun safety "interest club" to the powerful lobbying group it is today. In addition to having many elite soldiers and generals with it, they are willing to do everything they can for the "Second Amendment to the Constitution" in their minds. In addition, it and the powerful arms dealers are really willing to spend money. In the United States, they have a huge influence on gun legislation.

"Public opinion! In the aftermath of this shooting, the discussion on gun control will be raging again. Pierre hopes that your media kingdom can at least remain neutral. They are willing to pay a certain price, such as signing contracts with their affiliated TV, print media and websites. One-year advertising contract."

"Hehe, what a big deal!" Andy's lips turned up, and the smile on his face couldn't tell if it was a mockery or a sincere sigh.

"They also have to go all out. After all, the National Rifle Association is now most famous for lobbying. Moreover, when it comes to gun control, Americans hold their own opinions, which makes every gun control discussion a dead end. Children, After so many years, combined with the situation of various countries in the world, after analyzing and analyzing, my conclusion is that "guns are the essence of American culture, and it doesn't mean that you can choose or not. "" Old Smith's attitude on the issue of gun control is very clear. After all, he was born and raised in Texas, and sometimes he would go out in a cowboy state with a gun on his waist.

Well, Andy is also a little entangled in the issue of gun control. Although he has a strict attitude towards gun control, he is also a vested interest in power. After all, he maintains a Liberty Eagle security company.

After pondering for a while, Andy knew that on the issue of gun control, there would be no conclusions in the "free" land of the United States. Besides, it is acceptable to just remain neutral, if the other party's request is to support them , then Andy refused even to think about it. He didn't want to be accused and abused by the victim's family members as a big villain.

"Yes, I can promise them that I will remain neutral and will not call for public opinion to guide gun control."

"Hehe, you really didn't disappoint me, son, maybe you should really think about stepping into the political arena."

"Oh, grandpa, you'd better let me go, you know, I have a lot of trouble, I don't want my political opponents to use my privacy to target me, I will lose control and kill them." Andy He knows his own affairs, and if he makes a PG shit himself, then the political opponents will not let those black materials go unused.

"Haha, so you know how nonsense you are, so let's do it, I will convey your meaning to Pierre, and I think they will show you your sincerity soon."

"Don't—you can sign the contract first. As for advertising for them, we'd better wait until the impact of the situation dissipates. We can't do it now. Isn't this telling the people of the United States that we, NBC, have taken their money!" Andy said with a face It has to be said that it is shameless to a certain extent to blurt out words without red heart, but in Old Smith's view, things should indeed be handled in this way.

"Okay, I will tell them, by the way, I have sent someone to watch out for the Mexican swine flu you mentioned, and if something goes out of control, I will let your grandma and mother fly to Hawaii... "