mitsubishi

The police offer was, I feel confident, an under the table deal. Don't buy from him. Every time he needs cash he will be back to see you, as the gun will be illegal, you will have to pay up.

I'm not sure about the Internet shop deal but its probably under the table too. The lower price would be because it's an old, much used gun and possibly used in previous crimes.

The correct procedure is to obtain the permit first and then buy a new gun from a dealer or a secondhand gun from a registered owner or dealer. The new gun is preferable every time.

To obtain a permit your wife must satisfy the head of the local government office I can't recall the exact title) that a need exists. For example ... a gold shop owner or someone that for some professional reason needs to have large sums of cash with them after the banks have closed, say perhaps a car dealer.

I'm sure that you understand that a "spot of oiling the wheels" is still necessary. No amount of extra oiling will get you a permit if your need can't be proven. It's going to cost you 1 to 200,000 ฿ to get the legal gun into your hand.

Your stated need for a gun is not sufficient in my mind and I don't think it will work. Having a permit for a gun does not entitle you to shoot in a public place. Using a gun as a threatening (self defence) device is risky. If you point the thing at a bad guy you have to be prepared to use it ... Or he could simply take it off you.

Save your cash and freedom by giving up the idea, it's a bad one.

Some BS in your post.

Need for a gun can be varied. I want to target shoot, I want to collect guns, I want to protect my self from criminal-burglar / home-invader etc etc.

Unless your wife has a criminal record you're good to go. No need for bribes but slow if without them.

Some beautiful areas of Thailand tend to have lawless low-lives in them and if you are a farang you are an instant mark for crime if you aren't careful. You city-types have no idea.

No bullshit intended. A permit to collect guns, target shoot or protect your home does not permit carrying the gun in public as a concealed weapon for personal protection.

I hope that clears things up for you.

This is Thailand, not New York State or New Jersey. The permit for transport is what Thais use to carry it around in their trucks. If going out shopping you DON'T leave the gun in the truck in case it's stolen. This is how you carry the weapon. For the range yes that too of course. Magazine in pocket and unloaded firearm concealed in bag, under jacket etc. It doesn't take long to stick a magazine in if things get hairy.

That should clarify things for you too!

Why not just buy BB gun? Seriously, full metal body and good quality look almost the same as real one, it is legal and hurt like hell when fired on someone for defense.

That's not a bad option. You need the parts changed out to accept metal bbs. The rubber mag-seals can perish and leak out air over time.

Not a bad option and a lot more affordable.

I left mine with a friend and some thai low-life came and pinched it!

I guess if the other guy has one it won't matter how much of a brave man you are then?

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a GOOD guy / gal with a gun!

I wonder what the origin is, such an opposite gesture to our wave and fluttering like a bird. Perhaps it came from bird observation?

You can't use that gun if it's registered to your wife. It is for one person only. You would have to go through the process yourself. So don't be caught shooting it, especially at a criminal if you don't have the license. Yes a farang can get a license.

Only if he's a permanent resident of citizen of Thailand can a farang get the license. Maybe if a hefty six-figure bribe changed hands an Amphur many make an exception.

Not sure where you live, but try going to the head of the Village, where i live the guy has a brochure, rifles, pump action, glock's, S&W, M4's M16's,, depending what you want your looking at paying over double the price than the US ... stay away from the police unless its a family member...

Maybe start with a Taser before the gun!!!!

You have to notify the cops when you apply for a firearm AFAIK

You can get conceal carry license from the police in some areas. Military surplus rifles (semi-auto) are outlawed, unless your province was just ignoring it. Pistols are ok though.

Does anyone know where this originated? When it was first used? How it came to mean 'come-here'

Just wondering if it was a native thing to Isaan that later came to be part of Thai society at large.

sort of hard to make money with films when you are the hub of counterfeit DVDs.

you can't have it both ways.

i have forty years experience in the film industry. too bad i am not allowed to teach, even for free, without jeopardizing my visa.

i could take a whole class of Thai kids (those that speak English ) through the entire film making process tomorrow if i was allowed to do it.

i worked with many directors in Hollywood from China and from everywhere in the world. Only met one Thai in the film industry in Hollywood and she was quite good at her job. Having made it to the USA, she would have nothing to do with the Thai film industry.

you need permission from the communists in China to make your film. your script must be approved and there are people assigned to your set to make sure you don't make changes.

you do not need government approval of your script in the USA to make your film. you are free to just do it.

That's a double-edged sword though sometimes you need checks and balances to prevent the filth and subversion creeping in from you-know-who.

Thailand needs to work at raising its game though. It needs to greatly reduce the hybrid action/comedy, romantic/comedy etc and fix the genres. Apart from Jan Dara and the odd historical epic I see very few films for adult audiences.

Yes the bangs and whistles are OTT, maybe that is telling us something about the Thai psyche?!

Soon the only tourists will be Chinese bus tours.

That's the whole point, it will shift the demographic of tourism away from the Farang, which is partly why this is going on. Farang's aren't really wanted anymore, only an idiot would ignore the signs.

I would hazard a guess that very few small hotels register with the Thai Hotels Association

... because said association does not accept applications from small hotels. I tried since 10 years ago and was rejected every time because my hotels had less than 12 rooms.

My businesses are correctly registered with the local government departments, but this news item smacks of the bigger players simply trying to remove the competition from smaller hotels.

They've been pushing for this for a while now.

All the budget hotels in Bangkok are almost all gone, big and mid-range hotels rule the roost.

No place for small-hotels working outside the system now alas.

I was hoping the ambulance-chaser would stay in LoS.

At least that way we wouldn't be seeing his venomous hacks and brood back in the west.

A lot less farang beer bar culture now than there was back then. It still goes on but there's less wild and free-wheeling ways that seemed to be constantly on the go.

Going into bars now in Thailand and it's a lot more stale and sterile compared to ten years ago. No smoking in many of the air-con bars allowed. A lot of bars that opened were closed down. 2008 recession cut off a lot of farang, others moved on elsewhere etc.

Go on Republicans, you're securing victory for a Democrat candidate in the next election.

And I thought only Thai politicians shot themselves in the foot constantly.

Really...

Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney don't have the guts to take a stand.

I believe Jeb Bush has a hispanic wife.

How could a real Republican ever marry "one of those people"?

Interesting huh?

Well firstly I'm not sure if she is Mestizio or actually Spanish.

Secondly Jeb Bush is NOT a real Republican anyway as he is a neo-con. The only true Republicans are people like Rand Paul, Ron Paul, Pat Buchanan types.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shunning a White House veto threat and opposition within their own party, House Republicans approved legislation Wednesday to overturn President Barack Obama's key immigration policies and expose hundreds of thousands of younger immigrants to expulsion from the U.S.

Excellent news! But Obama can just veto it I believe.

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^{sums of money I think you can use one, hmmm or am I thinking about Texas. 55555 I do know that according}

^{to Wikipedia, Thailand has more guns per capita, then the USA.}

Wakypedia doesn't always get it right. If you have permanent residency you CAN own a gun in your name in Thailand as a Farang. Or just do what most other farang do and get the gun your wifes, girlfriend's, maid's name etc.

Generally sold as "air soft" they are legal to own and use on your property.

DO NOT carry them off your property or in public places as many of them look realistic and you could get shot!

Conceal Carry them, out of sight, out of mind. Only use if necessary.

have a look at seat61 website for travel options, visa for Cambodia can be done online and printed off and for Vietnam letter for visa can be done online if you are flying in but may need a proper visa from Embassy if going overland

Cambodia issue visa on arrival, or at least they did for me about fourteen years ago.

Interesting, looks like it is on the Petchkasem road heading north from HH.

Morals? Oh, I dunno. Perhaps not taking over a nation at gunpoint, destroying democracy and the constitution for a whole population would be a good start. Maybe putting a few kids in a propaganda an educational video cheering a pic of Adolf Hitler isn't a great idea either.

Just sayin'

Well, Thais like self-sufficient countries with a rags-to-riches leader and that's one of the reasons I guess they won't treat him like the bogey-man.

Slowly (?) but surely moving Thailand backwards!!

While the feudal masters and their mighty sponsors are applauding with their fat greasy palms!!

What is wrong with: "Knowledge and Morality"?

To keep it within forum rules, let me ask you a question:

Do you think Prayut represents a regressive leader-style??

Corrected your word to reflect what progressive actually means.

No he does not in answer to your question.

You have incorrect information I registered a new gun last month. However ammo is getting harder to come by. Some people say the Military are restricting the sale.

The removed quote was from a Phuket news outlet who must have got it wrong then. Yeah I've heard ammo is real expensive in LoS too.

Heard from someone yesterday that the Junta had announced earlier this year for a mass-firearms amnesty or all guns, unregistered and registered alike!

Has anyone heard if this was just bluster or were Thais handing them over?

I have a pretty funny story about Amazon Kindle. A year or so back, the company I was working for at the time in Zurich, asked me if any of our content might be suitable to publish on Amazon Kindle, simply as another marketing channel. So I went through all of our white papers/case studies and converted a few of them to work with the Kindle format.

As this was not a serious initiative, just a quick test, I just published them using my own Amazon account, at the minimum retail value possible, we just wanted to get these things read to achieve a wider brand reach.

I then completely forgot about them, that is until a couple of months later I got a cheque from Amazon for £272 in the post. I asked the company what to do with the cash? They said just forget it. I now keep getting a cheque from Amazon every couple of months, it's a nice little bonus! haha!

What was / is the content you turned into golden rings then if I may be so bold?