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Illegal firearms crackdown: Thai police clamps down on illicit trade after alarming surge in gun violence


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58 minutes ago, madmitch said:

So they identified 114 illegal firearm suppliers in a matter of a couple of days. So why didn't they do something about it earlier?

The whole police system is one big joke (pun not intended)

I wouldn't put it past to be a joke involved in this ha!

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Yet another talkfest sadly.

The new government needs to clean out the corrupt cops, then start over, but with decent salary on offer so that theres no need for the rampant corruption to continue and Thailand will be a much safer country for its citizens, once the RTP can actually do the essential Police work that non 3rd World countries provide

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Sadly the RTP know who the illegal gun suppliers are because they are probably in many instances the supplier of the weapons and possibly the beneficiary's as well. 

This "storm in a tea cup" is just to appease the Chinese and will continue just like it has been in the future. 

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3 hours ago, webfact said:

Police Lieutenant General Jiraphop Phuridej targeted 114 illegal firearms distributors across Thailand in an extensive nationwide crackdown.

All of which should have been done as normal business...

Only after another mass shooting do they respond.

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Of course, any crackdowns on elicit Firearms, will take place at every Police Station nation wide first.

Closely followed by every Military site and installation

Many reports from the past have shown these sources to be among the main suppliers in the Country

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5 hours ago, jvs said:

Well the police does not have to look very far to find people who sell illegal guns i think.

All this to pacify the Chinese?

Does this crackdown include the alleged sale/use of firearms sold or used by Police officers who don't have access to the "Trough" ? 

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4 hours ago, catch104 said:

Yes, don't do that in 1st class shopping mall.... that's the ultimate outrage, nothing to do with the victims, nor firearms...

 

agree .... if it was done in mom & pops hardware store it wouldn't have battered an eyelid,  but because Paragon was the shop it's big time news and wai's aplenty. 

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4 hours ago, madmitch said:

So they identified 114 illegal firearm suppliers in a matter of a couple of days. So why didn't they do something about it earlier?

The whole police system is one big joke (pun not intended)

Exactly. They obviously knew of their existence to now target them so quickly. So they effectively were complicit in the sale of illegal weapons. But that's the way Thailand operates. Whether something is illegal has no relevance and almost all the time it - anything - is ignored. Only when doing nothing, or assisting in the illegality, blows up in their face do they do anything.

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