... Supporters The principal flag-bearer for these interests in New Zealand has been the lobby group Gunsafe, which was started by Mr Philip Alpers, and is supported by groups with a particular concern ... of the recent reforms of gun control in their respective countries. In 1994 Mr Alpers left Gunsafe to engage full-time in gun policy research. He remains a determined advocate of closer ...

... progressed from the other side stating that all gun owners should be required to keep triggerlocks on each gun, to all gun owners should be required to keep all their guns in gunsafes (their belief that a triggerlock would prevent theft by criminals was carefully explained to be false, and things went downhill from there). After several manufacturers showed they could bypass the assault ...