Can foreigner on retirement visa apply for gun permit

[haymanpl]

I would like to apply for a gun license.

 

Is it possible for a foreigner to apply for a gun license in Thailand?

[Lagavulin]

No. Foreigners are no longer allowed to buy guns.

[haymanpl]

1 minute ago, Lagavulin said:

No. Foreigners are no longer allowed to buy guns.

Why is it so bias in favor of Thais?

 

So Thai's can have guns to protect themselves but foreigners who live here permanently cannot?

[ubonjoe]

Not really visa related. Moved to here.

[NCC1701A]

16 minutes ago, haymanpl said:

Is it possible for a foreigner to apply for a gun license in Thailand?

no. and don't carry any type of weapon at all.

 

if you feel you need to carry a weapon remove yourself from the situation. 

[NCC1701A]

11 minutes ago, haymanpl said:

Why is it so bias in favor of Thais?

 

So Thai's can have guns to protect themselves but foreigners who live here permanently cannot?

yes. who lives here permanently?

[PatOngo]

Retire in America, you'll have no problems!

[ukrules]

21 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

yes. who lives here permanently?

Permanent residents.

[NCC1701A]

1 minute ago, ukrules said:

Permanent residents.

yeah i saw one once with a unicorn. 

[Matzzon]

Why do you choose to settle in a country where you feel so unsafe that you need to carry a gun? I am probably stupid, but I thought the whole idea with moving abroad was to get away from problems and get a better life.

[PatOngo]

31 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

Retire in America, you'll have no problems!

You should be able to get one at McDonalds when you upsize your Big Mac Happy Meal!

[Rookiescot]

11 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

You should be able to get one at McDonalds when you upsize your Big Mac Happy Meal!

There is no super sizing here in Thailand. Something my American friends complain about constantly.

My suggestion that they just buy two has met with nothing but snorts of derision. 

[steven100]

I don't think Thailand is the place for you to settle down.

Have you looked at Acapulco or Detroit …..   

[haymanpl]

33 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

Why do you choose to settle in a country where you feel so unsafe that you need to carry a gun? I am probably stupid, but I thought the whole idea with moving abroad was to get away from problems and get a better life.

 

I think there's Pro's and Con's to living in Thailand however Thai people need to treat people equally and in this country, that's still not happening.

 

Sometimes i feel like a second hand citizen, like there's 1 law for Thai's and 1 for farung.

 

I would just like to see the country move forward and improve.

[sirineou]

1 hour ago, NCC1701A said:

if you feel you need to carry a weapon remove yourself from the situation.

Absolutely right. Possessing a gun  puts you in a aggressive posture and makes it much more likely that you would be hurt. 

I know  that not having a gun makes you safer is counter intuitive but it is absolutely true, which is why the NRA does not want and desperately tries to prevent research on gun related violence. 

With a gun you confront, but you are the good guy, and you are not sure of the alleged  bad guy's intentions (it could be your son sneaking in)  so you inquire. but the bad guy knows your intentions, Right there you are at a distinct disadvantage, 

[PatOngo]

15 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

There is no super sizing here in Thailand. Something my American friends complain about constantly.

My suggestion that they just buy two has met with nothing but snorts of derision. 

You mean you actually put that stuff in your mouth???

[BestB]

1 hour ago, haymanpl said:

Why is it so bias in favor of Thais?

 

So Thai's can have guns to protect themselves but foreigners who live here permanently cannot?

For the same reason why thai pay 20 baht and foreigners pay 200

[OneMoreFarang]

6 minutes ago, haymanpl said:

 

I think there's Pro's and Con's to living in Thailand however Thai people need to treat people equally and in this country, that's still not happening.

 

Sometimes i feel like a second hand citizen, like there's 1 law for Thai's and 1 for farung.

 

I would just like to see the country move forward and improve.

Now think about how foreigners feel in your home country.

In how many countries are foreigners, especially from a different race, treated like the locals?

 

Personally I accept that Thailand is foremost a country for Thai people. They give us some rights and they give us the chance to live here under the conditions which they set. We can accept it or not, it's up to us. Personally I am happy to accept it.

[PatOngo]

10 minutes ago, haymanpl said:

 

I think there's Pro's and Con's to living in Thailand however Thai people need to treat people equally and in this country, that's still not happening.

 

Sometimes i feel like a second hand citizen, like there's 1 law for Thai's and 1 for farung.

 

I would just like to see the country move forward and improve.

Thai's have the same problem, law for the rich and connected and law for the rest!

[Rookiescot]

12 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

You mean you actually put that stuff in your mouth???

I've had worse in my mouth but I was very, very, very drunk at the time.

[Nyezhov]

1 hour ago, NCC1701A said:

no. and don't carry any type of weapon at all.

 

if you feel you need to carry a weapon remove yourself from the situation. 

well said.

 

 

[sirineou]

13 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

In how many countries are foreigners, especially from a different race, treated like the locals?

Officially they are in every civilised country 

I don't know France (but I am using France as an example , as to exclude my own national bias) .So in France if a store charged immigrants more than locals what do you think the official response would be when they found out? Substitute US, Germany Sweden, etc etc.

[IvorBiggun2]

Just get yer missus to apply for one. Very easy for her to obtain. I assume you want it for security? In the event of using it you get the missus to say she fired it. Job done.

[IvorBiggun2]

1 hour ago, NCC1701A said:

if you feel you need to carry a weapon remove yourself from the situation

Said by someone who has never been woken in the middle of the night with an intruder in his bedroom. Have I? Yes.

[jackdd]

55 minutes ago, haymanpl said:

 

I think there's Pro's and Con's to living in Thailand however Thai people need to treat people equally and in this country, that's still not happening.

 

Sometimes i feel like a second hand citizen, like there's 1 law for Thai's and 1 for farung.

 

I would just like to see the country move forward and improve.

Somehow i don't think that i can just travel to the USA and buy a gun there.

Why would you expect this to be possible in Thailand?

[Matzzon]

1 hour ago, haymanpl said:

I would just like to see the country move forward and improve.

And you are going to do that with a gun in your belt. What a cowboy! Yiii Haaa!

 

1 hour ago, haymanpl said:

Sometimes i feel like a second hand citizen, like there's 1 law for Thai's and 1 for farung.

Maybe I lost it here. You are a Thai citizen? Nah, I didn´t think so. And then the intelligent question. How can you feel like a second hand citizen, when you are not even a citizen to start with? Complicated, Huh?
 

[WalkingOrders]

2 hours ago, haymanpl said:

Why is it so bias in favor of Thais?

 

So Thai's can have guns to protect themselves but foreigners who live here permanently cannot?

Do you really want to be that foreigner explaning to Thai police how or why you shot a Thai? Yes the laws are biased toward Thai citizens being protected from foreigners with guns. Seems reasonable

 

[scorecard]

2 hours ago, Lagavulin said:

No. Foreigners are no longer allowed to buy guns.

Good news, very good news!

[scorecard]

2 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

no. and don't carry any type of weapon at all.

 

if you feel you need to carry a weapon remove yourself from the situation. 

Perhaps return to the US where there are never ever incidents with guns.  

[Don Mega]

56 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Just get yer missus to apply for one. Very easy for her to obtain. I assume you want it for security? In the event of using it you get the missus to say she fired it. Job done.

And if the missus brings home some ducks shoot her.