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Vision of STOP GUN CARAVAN
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"STOP GUN CARAVAN" was originally established by the parents and families of young gun-crime victims in the U.S. Other families victimized by Japanese domestic gun crimes joined us later and since then we are strongly pushing forward to eradicate firearms and violent crimes. As families who lost our dearest by gun crimes and who have experienced extreme sorrow and anger, we truly understand that guns are nothing but horrible tools only used to kill living things. In this spirit, we want to serve society by warning about the hazardous nature of firearms. We do hope many more people will understand our activities and join our project. |
| STOP GUN CARAVAN Activities |
| 1. Co-operation to build a safe Japanese society. |
| 2. Enlightenment and education to prevent gun crimes. |
| 3. Information collection and provisions related to firearms or crimes. |
| 4. Support for the suffering families of gun-crime victims. |
| 5. Collaboration and support for U.S. gun control groups. |
| 6. Co-operation to ensuring the safety of Japanese people. |
| 7. Fundraising and recruitment of supporters/donors (individuals and corporations) to secure financing needed for the above mentioned activities. |
| History of Main Activities |
| Date | Activities |
| November, 1995 | Inaugural ceremony report |
| February, 1996 | "The Day My Dearest was Killed with an Assassin's Bullet - Reality of Gun Society"(TBS TV program) |
| March, 1996 | Publishing the book "Beyond Guns, Beyond Ourselves," written by Mieko Hattori and Hiromi Bando |
| May, 1996 | Protest activities against selling products including "bitch" logo with a man holding a gun |
| May, 1996 | Petition the prime minister for "building a safe society without gun crimes" |
| May, 1996 | "To My Son Who Was Killed with a Gun - Battle of Koichi Sunada with Gun Society"(NHK Kitakyushu TV program) |
| June, 1996 | Memorial lecture at "Nara Prefectural Residents' Meeting for the Eradication of Firearms" |
| September, 1996 | Lecture at the "Gun Eradication Symposium" hosted by Kushiro Section of Hokkaido Prefectural Police |
| September, 1996 | Participation in the 3rd National American Gun Control Meeting (Washington D.C.) |
| September, 1996 | Participation in the 2nd "Silent March" (Washington D.C.) |
| October, 1996 | Lecture on "Gun Eradication Movement" at Shiga Prefectural Residents' Meeting for Community Safety |
| May, 1998 | Hosting of movie showing "The Shot Heard around the World" |
| May, 1998 | Participation in "Hokkaido Prefectural Residents' Meeting for Firearms Eradication" |
| May, 1998 | Participation in "Campaign for Eradication of Illegal Firearms and Prevention of Illegal Possession of Bladed Instruments" |
| September, 1998 | Special lecture at "Meeting of Prefectural Residents for the Eradication of Illegal Firearms" |
| October, 1998 | Hosting symposium for gun crime eradication, "Beyond Guns, Beyond Ourselves - Part II" |
| October, 1998 | Proposal of refrainment from "shooting tours" to the Japan Association of Travel Agents |
| November, 1998 | Memorial lecture at Yamagata Prefectural Residents' Meeting to Sweep Violence |
| November, 1998 | Hosting of Shimane Prefectural Residents' Meeting for Eradication of Violence and Firearms |
| February, 1999 | Participation in Kanagawa Meeting for Gun Crime Eradication |
| February, 1999 | Winning verdict in class suit for production liability of gun manufacturers (Koichi Sunada) |
| February, 1999 | Participation in "Cyber Watch Network" (Keiji Oda) |
| May, 1999 | Interview on the feature article in Yomiuri Newspaper (Masaichi Hattori) |
| May, 1999 | Appearance on NHK TV Special News (Koichi Sunada) |
| September, 1999 | Lecture at "Oita Prefectual Residents' Meeting for Eradication of Violence and Firearms" (Takumi Watanabe) |
| September, 1999 | Special Lecture at "Hokkaido Prefectural Residents' Meeting for Eradication of Gun Crimes" (Koichi Sunada) |
| September, 1999 | Lecture at the "3rd Meeting of Prefectural Residents for the Eradication of Illegal Firearms" (Mieko Hattori) |
| September, 1999 | Appeal for Gun Crime Eradication in the Obirin High School alumni newsletter (Takahisa Ito) |
| September, 1999 | Lecture at "Seminar for Community Safety" (Keiji Oda) |
| November, 1999 | Special Lecture at the "8th Meeting of Fukuoka Prefectural Residents for Eradication of Violence" (Koichi Sunada) |
| December, 1999 | Started web page (Masaichi and Mieko Hattori) |
| February, 2000 | Hosting of "STOP GUN CARAVAN Meeting" in ACROS Fukuoka |
| February, 2000 | Participation in "Fukuoka Meeting for Firearms Eradication" in ACROS Fukuoka |
| May, 2000 | Appeal for stopping gun shooting center ad on JAL in-flight magazine |
| November, 2000 |
Lecture at the "4th Meeting of Prefectural Residents for Illegal Firearms Eradication" (Koichi Sunada) |
| November, 2000 |
Participation in the "4th Osaka Meeting for Gun Crime Eradication" |
| August, 2001 |
Contribution of 60,000 JPY fom STOP GUN CARAVAN to NPO Guardian Angels Japan |
| September, 2001 |
Asking Japanese citizens to donate funds to the U.S. in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attack |
| September, 2001 |
Contribution of 400,000 JPY to NPO |
| October, 2001 |
Lecture at the "10th Meeting of Tochigi Prefectural Residents for the Eradication of Gang Groups and Firearms" (Koichi Sunada) |
| February, 2002 | Participation in "Hiroshima Meeting for Firearms Eradication" |
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