New Zealander Arrested Following Gun Incident In East Pattaya

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New Zealander arrested following gun incident in East Pattaya

PATTAYA: -- A New Zealander was caught with a loaded handgun in the early hours of Saturday Morning. The incident began with a shooting which was reported whereby a foreign man was seen to shoot twice into the air, inside Soi Kow Noi, East of Pattaya. Witnesses noted the license plate of the vehicle the suspect was driving and Police caught up with him and his car at the Central Pattaya Road intersection with the Sukumvit Road.

Full story HERE

-- Pattaya One

2010-09-04

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[Heng]

Way too many locals sitting around with nothing to do but witness stuff. Keep your guns at home, kids.

[gotlost]

It may have been a legally licensed hand gun but to a Thai. It is illegal for a farang to own or possess a fire arm in Thailand.

[onnut]

Why would he be firing a gun into the air? Is he nuts or was he after somebody!

[Hardback]

It may have been a legally licensed hand gun but to a Thai. It is illegal for a farang to own or possess a fire arm in Thailand.

Unless you're that other (in)famous Kiwi Pattaya resident. Snafu Mcinnes.

[bendejo]

Why would he be firing a gun into the air? Is he nuts or was he after somebody!

It's those damned flying monkeys, they're everywhere!

If you can't see them you need more drink.

[LennyW]

Why would he be firing a gun into the air? Is he nuts or was he after somebody!

According to the PDN story he shot at a woman..........

http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2010/09/04/check-point-a-success-after-new-zealander-is-caught-with-gun/

[whatchamacallit]

Why would he be firing a gun into the air? Is he nuts or was he after somebody!

According to the PDN story he shot at a woman..........

http://www.pattayada...aught-with-gun/

She didn't pay him for a short time???

[gotlost]

It may have been a legally licensed hand gun but to a Thai. It is illegal for a farang to own or possess a fire arm in Thailand.

Unless you're that other (in)famous Kiwi Pattaya resident. Snafu Mcinnes.

Money talks and it is who you know.

[mauGR1]

Why would he be firing a gun into the air? Is he nuts or was he after somebody!

It's those damned flying monkeys, they're everywhere!

If you can't see them you need more drink.

:lol:

[surayu]

It may have been a legally licensed hand gun but to a Thai. It is illegal for a farang to own or possess a fire arm in Thailand.

Wrong, you can but you need to meet some specific criterias.

[rodcourt49]

Why would he be firing a gun into the air? Is he nuts or was he after somebody!

It's those damned flying monkeys, they're everywhere!

If you can't see them you need more drink.

..tis the season for drop bears also..

[rodcourt49]

It may have been a legally licensed hand gun but to a Thai. It is illegal for a farang to own or possess a fire arm in Thailand.

..what about gun club members..

[Heng]

It only seems like farangs can't own firearms because only 1 in X,000 (or more) are Thai citizens. All citizens can own firearms if they meet the requirements (given, which will vary from district to district because of the police check requirement).

[soihok]

Seems as if the guy and his mate were having a really great night out on the town with guns and knuckle dusters.

Shooting at girls and racing about, as you do. Typical someone had to spoil their night out on the town

[hanno]

Some really nice folks in Pattaya, I know why I avoid the place like the plague....

[Rumblecat]

Why would he be firing a gun into the air? Is he nuts or was he after somebody!

It's those damned flying monkeys, they're everywhere!

If you can't see them you need more drink.

That made me spit coffee over the laptop... thank you.

[CHdiver]

Some really nice folks in Pattaya, I know why I avoid the place like the plague....

Now if you just would do the same with the Pattaya News part of TV, but I guess where you are it must be a little booring

[hanno]

I guess where you are it must be a little booring

Here, it is only the locals discharging arms in a dangerous manner

[gotlost]

It may have been a legally licensed hand gun but to a Thai. It is illegal for a farang to own or possess a fire arm in Thailand.

..what about gun club members..

Legally the answer is NO. We know that money talks and BS walks and its who you know, BUT.............

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/194941-gun/page__st__425__p__3754463__hl__guns__fromsearch__1#entry3754463

[surayu]

Legally the answer is NO. We know that money talks and BS walks and its who you know, BUT.............

BUT.......legally the answer is YES and if i can remind that correctly, some of the rules to be legally given to a farang where having been subject of a crime (like burglary and been documented), having to tranport large amount of cash (at least 1 million??) and it can only be obtained with the autorization of a high rank official (local police commander was one but there were more), obviously you are not free to carry it with you all the times and everywhere you like.....