The government plans to overhaul gun laws, to make it harder for people to acquire licensed firearms, to empower authorities to confiscate guns from people who are mentally unfit to own them and to grant amnesty and incentives for those in illegal possession of guns to surrender them to the authorities.

 

Today (Wednesday), Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha chaired the first meeting on gun and illegal narcotic control, with the Justice, Public Health and Interior ministries and the Royal Thai Police, in the aftermath of the mass murder in Nong Bua Lam Phu province last Thursday, in which 38 people, mostly young children, died, including the former police officer who committed the atrocity.

 

Prayut said the meeting was held to develop guidelines for solving the problem of drug abuse and gun-related violence effectively, including a review of laws concerning gun ownership and the carrying of guns in public.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-government-considers-new-measures-on-guns-and-narcotics-abuse/

 

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Too little too late, as usual a KNEE JERK reaction to show the public they care.............!!

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

to make it harder for people to acquire licensed firearms, to empower authorities to confiscate guns from people who are mentally unfit to own them

Non  licensed firearms are most of the problem here .

Mentally ill should not have guns , of course .

 

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Prayut said the meeting was held to develop guidelines for solving the problem of drug abuse and gun-related violence effectively, including a review of laws concerning gun ownership and the carrying of guns in public.

That will not solve the problem , but , at least , it is a step in the right direction .

Make licences easier to get then if you point a gun at someone be aware that you may be shot dead . 
Or make having an unlicensed gun an offence that carries a 7 year prison term , no exceptions,no appeal, no bail including hi so and you know who my dad is ,

Again easy remove the police, army and chair and replace with an elected government 90% solved in one????

7 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Again easy remove the police, army and chair and replace with an elected government 90% solved in one????

Won't work as Thailand is full of people,  just wanting there turn.

Situation will be mostly,  same same, but same.

TIT.

Edited October 13, 20223 yr by Orinoco

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The government plans to overhaul gun laws, to make it harder for people to acquire licensed firearms, to empower authorities to confiscate guns from people who are mentally unfit to own them and to grant amnesty and incentives for those in illegal possession of guns to surrender them to the authorities.

A start at least.

22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

to confiscate guns from people who are mentally unfit to own them

That means everybody, even soldiers or police.

How mentally fit are you, if you can say to another person, go out and kill some, as governments do.