1191 The Long Gun Association Delivered to Your Door
But correspondingly, these people will face the strong slander and suppression of the Rifle Association and its members.
Moreover, the 70s and 80s were the time when these guilds were at their greatest power.
It once forced major industries and consortiums in the United States to go to war with the guild.
In addition to the fact that the guild has deteriorated and has become an interest group, the guild's senior management has also changed from the influence of the political arena in the past to the fact that this group of people wants to enter the political arena.
This is the crossroads.
And everything has two sides.
People like politicians will not take the initiative to offend them in order to vote, but the mafia and other gangs have already penetrated into these guilds.
Moreover, even if the top leaders of the guild were elected on the surface, the top leaders of the guild secretly said it was for the sake of rights, fame and wealth.
After their reputation reached a certain level, these people set their sights on the American politics again.
Power is like real estate, location is the top priority. The closer you are to the center, the more valuable your property is.
This has caused many politicians to feel a strong sense of crisis.
If this group of people came out to run for election, the influence and members of the guild alone would be much higher than the starting point of other politicians.
There are even some cities that don’t need to compare at all.
In the past, everyone was a collaborator, but now if you want to take away all my job, then everyone will be the enemy.
After all, since the upper class of the guild also has desires and what they want.
Therefore, while Li Changheng was concerned about the guild, the upper level of the guild was also more concerned about him, a big shot who had control over power and wealth.
To some extent, as long as he is willing, several leaders of the American Rifle Association are willing to take the initiative to cooperate with him to obtain the money and political resources he wants.
So much so that when they met, the chairman of the association not only took the initiative to invite Li Changheng to become a new member of the board of directors composed of 75 members of the association.
He also directly controlled the two largest and most influential funds, the Political Victory Fund and the Chief Operating Officer of the Spike Association Fund.
Li Changheng was stunned after hearing this. These two funds can be said to affect at least half of the politicians in the United States, more than 78 million families, and nearly 20 million votes.
But Li Changheng quickly reacted again. Although the sincerity and rights given by the Rifle Association are very important, and the role of the fund's chief operating officer is to help the fund make money.
But an indisputable fact is that the association needs Li Changheng more, or they need more funds.
With more and more gun violence, many white-skins feel that they really need to control guns.
If we calculate the data over the past ten or thirty years, the number of members of the American Rifle Association is indeed decreasing.
In other words, this association seems to be very powerful, but it has been going downhill.
It is their inevitable choice to attract any new member with great influence and power.
In addition, this time, Neil and the other three used assault rifles in the street, and even the police could not raise their heads.
It can be said that if it is not handled properly, it will be a disaster for the association, major weapons manufacturers, and countless practitioners who are dependent on this industry.
Li Changheng knew that the other party was using him, but he really didn't want to refuse.
If he was just a director, Li Changheng would refuse without thinking.
Because in things that some people agree with in the United States, there will inevitably be another part of people who oppose it.
And guns are the sharpest and most likely to cause disputes.
But there are so many benefits to mastering the Political Victory Fund and the Spewolves Association Fund.
As long as you agree, the politicians who belong to you will be more active in getting closer to you.
As for the gun control faction.
I am not going to have to support the gunners, and even join the association, the purpose of gaining benefits.
Therefore, Lee Changheng will not talk about this issue with his congressmen who oppose guns.
Besides, as long as you are not engaged in gun production and sales, there will be no fundamental conflicts in your interests.
In the past, Li Changheng was indeed willing to spend money, and he used it to win over a large number of supporters in politics and business.
But because it cannot directly affect the vote, it can be said that the members of the four states, including New York, New Jersey, Virginia and South Carolina, have only used each other's relationship.
Or in other words, Li Changheng gave more than others.
Now the Rifle Association takes the initiative to deliver it to him, and making money is not difficult for him, and it can even be said to be an unexpected surprise.
Then don’t blame him for using his own advantages to gain more rights from the association little by little.
Without hesitation, nor without taking the opportunity to make more conditions, Li Changheng agreed.
If you want to gain power, it is to help the association make more money, but to help the association attract more members.
Moreover, it can be seen from the names of the Political Victory Fund and the Spike Association Fund that one is to win over and lobby politicians.
One is to please major military-industrial enterprises and help them increase sales while also getting more money from them.
However, after thinking about it carefully, Li Changheng still refused to become a director and just served as the operation officer of the two funds.
In this way, as long as the fund is controlled, it is equivalent to gaining power to influence the association.
And they won’t let many people who oppose guns attack themselves just because they are directors of the association.
A person with a discerning mind can tell at a glance that he is not a real gun-holding faction, but the same thing is said, interests can force many people to compromise.
Moreover, at such a time when opposition is high, it is better to pull him to his side than to push him to his opponent.
Not to mention that Li Changheng has the largest hl media in the United States.
The next day, after officially taking office as the chief operating officer of the two major funds, nearly 8 million members were ecstatic.
But hl media revealed that he was just an operating officer of two funds, with the purpose of expanding his influence.
Li Changheng then stood up and publicly expressed his gratitude to the New York police and agents from the FBI New York branch.
He personally will donate $1 million to help law enforcement officers who died and were injured in this case.
At the same time, he would strongly recommend that New York officials upgrade the number of bulletproof vehicles of the police.
This seems to be just strengthening defensive equipment, but the New York Police Department has money and cannot buy bulletproof cars only without upgrading weapons with greater power and firepower.
It's a bit like being a watchman and erecting a archway, but no one can find a handle in his words to accuse him.
After all, there is no clear mention of upgrading weapons, so the police station will do this, and it has nothing to do with him.
At the same time, Li Changheng only mentioned bulletproof police cars, which was equivalent to bringing big police car manufacturers such as General Motors and Chevrolet into this lobbying.
Chapter completed!