A claim that the gun lobby was behind a smear campaign against candidates in Birkenhead and Glenfield (Auckland) just before the elections. The claim is that the Sporting Shooters' Association called itself the Political Watchdog Coalition and distributed pamphlets to
unseat Ian Revell and Peter Hilt. Philip Alpers, spokesperson for Gunsafe makes the claims. Live i/v with Philip Alpers, then live i/v with John Dyer, vice-president of the Sporting Shooters' Association.