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Thailand's firearm regulations contain three significant vulnerabilities allowing dangerous weapons to proliferate, experts warn following recent school shootings. Unregistered guns, inadequate oversight of licensed owners, and welfare-scheme transfers pose ongoing risks.
Recent shootings in Thailand have reignited debate over the country's firearm licensing system, which permits civilian ownership despite an estimated 10 million guns in circulation—over 4 million unregistered—creating significant regulatory challenges.
Thailand confronts renewed gun violence after a former lawmaker fired at a provincial government office, an incident occurring just days following a deadly school shooting that killed nine people and triggered calls for stricter firearm controls.
Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has vowed stricter gun control measures following a mass shooting at a Nonthaburi school, rejecting proposals to arm teachers and announcing comprehensive crackdowns on illegal firearms.
A student fatally shot seven people at a school in Thailand's Nonthaburi province on Friday, including three teachers and three fellow students. At least 15 others were wounded in the attack.