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Department of Land Transport. The same place that deals with ordinary Thai driving licenses.

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Because, unfortunately, some members use negative reactions to make a statement about the poster, and not the post.

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If you use Google Earth, understand that elevation data refers to the Local Mean Sea Level. That's a really crucial thing to understand if you are researching flood risk.

For example, if you check google earth for the height of the sea that is next to Pattaya beach, the beach itself has an elevation of 2-6 meters, even though it is at what most people would perceive to be sea level.

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2 minutes ago, starky said:

Except of course for the glaringly obvious fact you didnt need to be pr. 

In my experience I have not met a non-Thai citizen who obtained a firearms license without PR. I'm sure it's happened in the past, but I don't believe that the eligibility criteria in recent times has been a work permit and no PR.

I could be wrong and I am happy to be corrected if any member has obtained a firearm license without PR.

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22 minutes ago, starky said:

Yes so as I said you basically need to be a Thai citizen. A foreigner can not register, purchase nor possess a firearm in Thailand. Example 1 applies to basically no one and is a very specific example not relating to the average foreigner living here. Example 2 applies mostly I assume to people bringing their own weapons into the country to compete. As for example 3 what percentage of foreigners in the Kingdom make PR or citizenship. So yeah you got me on the technicality but to say foreigners can get a gun license is guiding the lily. So for all intents and purposes I would state foreigners living in Thailand ain't able to get a gun license.

You do not need to be a Thai citizen. Non-Thai citizens who hold permanent residency can apply.

If you read my previous post you will see that I said that 99.99% of foreigners would not be eligible. The point I was making is that there is a blanket misconception that foreigners cannot own a firearm in Thailand. That is not the case as permanent residents are eligible to apply. Nothing changed due to the much discussed amendment.

This is the point I was making. Time and time again people incorrectly state that no foreigner can own a firearm in Thailand when in reality the eligibility criteria is the same that it has always been.

10 hours ago, starky said:

...if you have a link to the contrary I would love if you could post it.

There are three main types of license that are issued to foreigners that allow the possession and use of a firearm in Thailand.

The first is the type of license issued to the security teams of foreign heads of government during their visits to Thailand or for certain foreign government staff accredited to an embassy in Thailand. It is for this reason that there is no blanket ban on all non-Thai citizens possessing firearms in Thailand.

The second type of license is issued as a temporary permit for sportspeople competing in competitions. A good example of this is the 2022 IPSC Handgun Worldshoot in Pattaya where there will be over 1,000 imported handguns and also ammunition from dozens of countries.

The third type of license is issued to foreigners to possess and use a firearm in the same way that Thai citizens are issued a license. The baseline for foreigners to apply is that the applicant must hold permanent residency in the Kingdom and also be employed and have a stable income. This being said, the grant of a license is a privilege and not a right so DOPA or the Provincial department may refuse to accept a submission for any reason or no reason at all.

Remember that such a license would only allow the possession and use of the firearm for either a. hunting or b. protection of life and property at the specified address only. The open carry of firearms by the public in Thailand is prohibited, and concealed carry permits are rarely issued to Thai citizens. For non-Thai citizens applying in the third category I mentioned above then it is going to be almost impossible to obtain a concealed carry permit.

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10 hours ago, starky said:

The amendment to The Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, Fireworks, and the Equivalent of Firearms Act 1947 specifies that only Thai nationals can register guns.

No it doesn't. 

The Act is not long, so take the time to sit down and read it. Prohibited persons are specified in Section 13.

FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES, FIREWORKS AND IMITATION FIREARMS ACT, B.E.2490 (1947).pdf

22 hours ago, starky said:

Foreigners can no longer get gun licenses in Thailand. 

It is still possible for a foreigner to get a license to possess a firearm in Thailand. That being said, 99.99% of foreigners will not be eligible.

9 hours ago, Deerculler said:

There was a time when Farang could own a firearm.

 

It is no longer possible.

It changed after the coup.

That law was never enacted. Instead, when applying the automatic answer is almost always no. Technically, however, foreigners can possess a firearm, and some licenses are issued each year to selected foreigners.