Road spikes were needed to stop a Christchurch gun-shop director in a high-speed, late-night police chase, a court has been told. Gun City director David Matthew Holden Tipple was yesterday fined $1250 by Christchurch District Court Judge Stephen Erber after he admitted reckless driving and failing to stop for police. He was disqualified for eight months. The judge said Tipple had picked up a car after returning from an overseas trip. He was seen speeding late at... (GunPolicy.org)