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PM warns Thailand firearm licences do not cover politicians
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Thailand has suspended all firearm licences nationwide, with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul warning today, August 12, that politicians must not carry guns, since doing so could raise ethical questions affecting their eligibility for office.
Key facts
- Thailand has suspended all firearm licences nationwide, with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul warning today, August 12, that politicians must not carry guns, since doing so could raise ethical questions affecting their eligibility for
- The Cabinet’s decision, taken a day earlier, followed a school shooting in Nonthaburi that killed nine people, including the attacker.
- The Guardian reported that Thailand has one of the region’s highest rates of civilian gun ownership, with tens of millions of firearms in circulation among a population of about 70 million.
- The suspension follows the shooting on Friday, August 7, in which a 14 year old student killed his grandparents at their home in Nonthaburi before killing five teachers and staff at Debsirin Nonthaburi School and then himself.
Summary
The Cabinet’s decision, taken a day earlier, followed a school shooting in Nonthaburi that killed nine people, including the attacker.
“No one can carry a gun now because there are no longer any valid gun-carrying permits in Thailand,” Anutin said, speaking at Sanam Luang in Bangkok.