Thai police to overhaul service pistol management and gun welfare scheme

[webfact]

 

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) are in the process of revising the entire management of service pistols and the welfare gun program, under which police officers can buy their own guns at lower than market prices, says Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol, the deputy national police chief.

 

During an exclusive interview with Thai PBS he also said that the RTP will coordinate with the Ministry of Interior over tighter controls on the issuance of gun purchase permits, known as the Por 3 document, and licenses to own guns, known as the Por 4 document.

 

The current efforts to streamline gun controls in Thailand follow the mass shooting and knife attacks at a child care centre in the north-eastern province of Nong Bua Lamphu on October 6th, committed by a former, now deceased police officer, in which 36 people died, mostly young children.

 

There was also the theft of more than 150 service weapons, including several assault rifles, from a police station in Nonthaburi province, allegedly by a police officer, as well as widespread corruption in the gun welfare program.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-police-to-overhaul-service-pistol-management-and-gun-welfare-scheme/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-11-11

 

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[soi3eddie]

Welcome to the wild east! gun control, what gun control?

 

 

[klauskunkel]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

widespread corruption in the gun welfare program

Not to worry: the corrupt police will reform the corrupt gun program.

[bamnutsak]

Maybe do a full and complete inventory on every armory in the country? (This assumes they actually have a list of all of them.) Police, military, para-military, forest police, etc.

 

Suspect they'd find at least 25% of the firearms, and 75% of the ammo, has gone missing.

 

 

 

[Sydebolle]

Did I just read "gun welfare scheme"? Asking for a friend ........... 

[rovinman]

"GUN Welfare" ?

Is this a Soi Dogs proramme ?

Where the Sterilise the strays ?

So they need to sterilise the "pet" guns of the Owners, by making them incapable of firing, then they can look after their cherished pets in complete safety  !

[Cake Monster]

There is one way only to overhaul the " Gun Welfare Scheme ", and that's to completely close it down.

 Its full of Corruption, incompetence, and greed, and should a Police Officer require a Firearm in his duties, it should be drawn from an Armoury, and be checked out and in with full accountability.

There should be no need at all for a Policeman to buy his own firearms, as these should be provided by the RTP in the course of his duties.

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

There was also the theft of more than 150 service weapons, including several assault rifles, from a police station in Nonthaburi province, allegedly by a police officer, as well as widespread corruption in the gun welfare program.

????

[bamnutsak]

1 hour ago, Sydebolle said:

Did I just read "gun welfare scheme"? Asking for a friend ..........

It's called "gun buy-back" in many countries.

 

Anything involving people and money here can, and will, be corrupted.

 

Steal gun from armory, sell it, turn it in for reward, rinse-repeat.

 

 

 

[it is what it is]

 

horse bolted, barn door?

[trainman34014]

''Too Late'' the Hangman cried; all spare guns already sold off to anyone who had the Dosh !

[radiochaser]

14 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

It's called "gun buy-back" in many countries.

 

Anything involving people and money here can, and will, be corrupted.

 

Steal gun from armory, sell it, turn it in for reward, rinse-repeat.

 

 

 

in the process of revising the entire management of service pistols and the welfare gun program, under which police officers can buy their own guns at lower than market prices,

[ericthai]

On 11/10/2022 at 11:12 PM, bamnutsak said:

It's called "gun buy-back" in many countries.

 

Anything involving people and money here can, and will, be corrupted.

 

Steal gun from armory, sell it, turn it in for reward, rinse-repeat.

 

 

 

In Thailand it's the management system used for the guns owned by the royal police. 

If anyone read the article they are talking about scraping their current system, which is a good idea. They explained that most police decide to buy their weapons (been stated on here many times they have to buy their own guns) because of the high penalties and fines associated with damaging or losing their weapon.  Police can buy discounted guns through the system too, but there is no limit on how many and of course it's been abused.