A few hours after being interviewed for this profile, Paul Telfer dashed off a detailed note about the meeting, said he expected the report to misrepresent the facts, and said "I fear for my country". The Christchurch mayoral candidate, campaigning under Pauline Hanson's One Nation banner (albeit unofficially), copied his letter to an interesting line-up: "My good friend Mrs Jenny Shipley, Prime Minister; Her Government; New Zealand Internal Affairs; My President of... (GunPolicy.org)

"Parents think of these as simply toys and put them in the hands of youngsters who don't understand." — Dr. Donna Caniano, Children's Hospital Sharon Lincoln speaks for the manufacturers of BB and pellet guns and Dr. Donna Caniano speaks for their victims. Both women, however, agree that parents must wake up to the danger of letting children play with such potentially lethal weapons. "Parents think of these as simply toys and put them in the hands of youngsters who... (GunPolicy.org)