Carrying A Firearm

[The Dan Sai Kid]

YES! ITS A GUN TO BE USED FOR FUN NOT HURTING PEOPLE

C'mon.. do you really need this fun/protection in Thailand...

totster

Condoms are a much better choice for fun and protection!

[edd]

YES! ITS A GUN TO BE USED FOR FUN NOT HURTING PEOPLE

C'mon.. do you really need this fun/protection in Thailand...

totster

Condoms are a much better choice for fun and protection!

And penetrating! dont forget penetrating power, I just love that my wepon has good Penetrating power

[Maejo Man]

simple answer NO

Nothing has changed since this post.

This is still the case for all aliens, and includes the likes of "air guns, pellet guns, and BB guns" in fact any weapon powered by compressed air or gas. (see below)

Firearm permits are issued to individuals who can show cause as to why they need one, and are limited to a maximum calibre of 0.38" or 9mm The weapons are not licenced to carry on the person, (police and officials exempt) but to be carried in a bag or similar.

Below are the procedures and requirements for Thai owenership......

Firearms Registration

Definition

"Firearms" refers to all types of weapons employ explosions, gas pressure, and other kinds of mechanisms desired, from every or any part of the weapons to drive bullets, as deemed relevant by the Minister and specified in Ministerial regulations.

Person (s) authorized to issue Firearms Licenses

Permission to possess firearms and ammunition.

Firearms Licenses with the Bangkok Metropolitan area will be issued by the Chief of the Registration Division (Central Investigation Bureau) or by an Acting Officer.

Firearms Licenses for areas other than Bangkok will be issued by the Chief District Officer (a local Registrar).

Licenses to carry personal firearms.

Firearms Licenses to carry personal firearms for the Bangkok Metropolitan area and throughout the Kingdom will be issued by the Director-General of the Royal Thai Police Department.

Firearms Licenses to carry personal firearms in areas other than Bangkok will be issued by the Provincial Governor where the applicant resides. The firearms can only be carried in the province where the license is granted

Permission to operate a business relating to firearms and ammunition.

Permission to operate a business relating to firearms and ammunition will be granted by a local Registrar who is appointed by the Minister of Interior.

Permission to operate a business relating to explosives.

Permission to operate a business relating to explosives will be granted by a local Registrar who is appointed by the Minister of Interior.

Permission to possess and transport explosives in the Kingdom.

Permission to possess and transport explosives will be granted by a local Registrar who is appointed by the Minister of Interior.

Permission to import and/or manufacture fireworks.

Permission to import and/or manufacture fireworks will be granted by a local Registrar who is appointed by the Minister of Interior.

The possession of firearms is granted for the following purposes:

Protection

Storage

The procedures to request permission to possess or operate firearms are as follows:

Submit a Por. 1 form indicating the type, quantity and location where the firearms will be obtained. Upon filing for a Firearms License, the applicant is required to submit copies of his/her Identification Card and House Registration Certificate. If the applicant is a government officer, a Letter of Certification from a superior officer is required. If the applicant is a private citizen, a Letter of Certification from the subdistrict Headman or the Village Headman is required.

Qualifications investigation:

Information regarding the personal conduct of the applicant filing for a Firearms License is reviewed (according to the Firearms Act 1947, Section 13).

The living conditions and the environment of the applicant filing for a Firearms License are investigated.

For the Bangkok Metropolitan area, applicants who have never filed for a Firearms License must file a request with the local police, who shall investigate his/her personal conduct, including personal information and assets (If an applicant is a Village Headman, this procedure is not required).

If the applicant filing for a Firearms License is residing in an area other than the Bangkok Metropolitan area, he/she is required to file a request with the District Registrar who shall himself investigate the case and interview the subdistrict Headman or the District Headman regarding the personal conduct of the applicant. If questions regarding personal conduct arise during the investigation, the District Registrar shall obtain assistance from the Chief of the local police station.

If permission is granted by District Registrar, the District will issue a Por. 3 form to the applicant.

Upon obtaining the Por. 3 form, the person is required to purchase the firearm from a local shop or from a person specified in the Por. 3 form. After that, the applicant is required to submit the Por. 3 Form, along with the purchased firearm and the handbook to the District Registrar to issue the Por. 4 form.

Upon issuing the Por.4 form, the Registrar is required to enter additional information regarding the firearms in the Firearms Registration Book, wherein types and districts are classified.

[Thaiboxer]

Are you sure that the guns are limited to 9mm? I've seen lots of ads for .44 Magnums and .45's. The 9mm is about the bottom of the caliber barrel for self-defense and that's with good hollowpoints (like the Winchester 147grain subsonic HP). For home defense, better get a pump 12 guage with #1 buckshot.

[coldcrush]

Feels like a room full of hitmen in here?

Just out of curiosity, why do you want the guns to shoot wives or buffallo? Also you must have done something wrong to be paranoid enough to carry a peice!

Witty replies welcomed...Clint Eastwood people.

Awww yes and I already have one....

Edited March 4, 2006 by lopburiguy

[Glauka]

YES! ITS A GUN TO BE USED FOR FUN NOT HURTING PEOPLE

C'mon.. do you really need this fun/protection in Thailand...

totster

Condoms are a much better choice for fun and protection!

[tomchaam]

Don't tell your wife or girl friend about your life insurance. I know two deceased who did and got hit. You can get hit for 10,000 baht and a secured hit from Thai military or police for 20,000 baht and it doesn't help much to have a .38 ... but I do... and the locals know I put 12 in the target head and could do so if confronted in my home or truck. But remember it only has six chambers and if the other guy or gal or ex-wife want to ... you're gone. If there is a contract on you ... you're gone! Best to be peaceful and unarmed. Stay sober...don't do drugs...and stay jay yen, jay dee.

[English Noodles]

I would love to be able to bring my shot gun to Thailand but so far it appears that I will not be allowed.

This is not for self protection; it was a gift to me for my 16th birthday (I am now 58) from my late father.

If anyone knows anything different please let me know.

You must apply for a permit to import firearms and ammunition. Once you have a permit you can bring them in duty free

For further information, contact the Customs Department, At-Narong Road, Klong Toey, Bangkok, 10110. Phone: +66 2249-0431 to 40, Fax +66 2249-2874

[kayo]

YES! ITS A GUN TO BE USED FOR FUN NOT HURTING PEOPLE

C'mon.. do you really need this fun/protection in Thailand...

totster

Condoms are a much better choice for fun and protection!

And penetrating! dont forget penetrating power, I just love that my wepon has good Penetrating power

:D

Hey buddy who wants a gun... Why don't you just bugger off to Cmabodia until your cravings are sated... Alternatively, why not pick up a nuke and go and live in GringoLand...

[edd]

YES! ITS A GUN TO BE USED FOR FUN NOT HURTING PEOPLE

C'mon.. do you really need this fun/protection in Thailand...

totster

Condoms are a much better choice for fun and protection!

And penetrating! dont forget penetrating power, I just love that my wepon has good Penetrating power

Hey buddy who wants a gun... Why don't you just bugger off to Cmabodia until your cravings are sated... Alternatively, why not pick up a nuke and go and live in GringoLand...

Where is Cmabodia is it near commodia? sorry that was a sh1ttttty joke

[kayo]

Doh! Where is my Commode.....

backOT, I hadn´t read the whole thread.

I understand that your father left you the thing, and it´s not for much else other than fun/sentimental value to you.

I just hate the dam.n things, having been shot once myself, and had a myriad friends get shot. I really really hate the things, and it is not through lack of knowledge of them, but rather, through a little more knowledge than I want.

Hence, I don´t like the idea of people having firearms at all. At least not in private life.

[Tippaporn]

I once had a disgruntled ex-lover stick a piece in my belly at a bar because he thought I was his ex's new beau. I looked down at the gun embedded in my gut, looked up at him with a smile and calmly but forcefully told him to give me the gun. He did and turned around and left. I turned it over to the bartender.

Lots of ways to dis-arm a situation.

Edited March 4, 2006 by Tippaporn

[barryofthailand]

I know plenty of people who own guns in Thailand. You cannot carry a gun, but you can keep one in your home. That's what you really need it for.

Barry

[suiging]

SH1T, Sadly I have carried guns of one sort of another ( including some pretty big ones ) at work for nearly thirty years. It has gotten to the stage now where I actively avoid the range where ever possible as they no longer have the child like appeal which attracts the majority of folk who have never had to rely on them. I was hoping to avoid them as much as possible in retirement, but reading the number of wanna be John Wayne's on here................it seems they will never go away.

[Sing_Sling]

Feels like a room full of hitmen in here?

Just out of curiosity, why do you want the guns to shoot wives or buffallo? Also you must have done something wrong to be paranoid enough to carry a peice!

Witty replies welcomed...Clint Eastwood people.

Awww yes and I already have one....

Without trying to fan a debate between cultures - - - I have always found it amazing to see the naive look of amazement most Ameircans exhibit when confronted by Europeans who are gobsmacked at the US love for weapons . . .

[tourleadersi]

I spent a few months working in the Yemen in the late nineties at a time when carrying a weapon although not essential was advisable.

I ended up being kitted out with an AK47 and have to admit it didn't provide me with much comfort. I was so relieved to hand it back in at the end of my time there...

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I cannot see how a gun can give comfort to someone. I needed it and it scared the 'you know what' out of me.

[dr_Pat_Pong]

I know plenty of people who own guns in Thailand. You cannot carry a gun, but you can keep one in your home. That's what you really need it for.

Barry

That'd be legally would it Barry ?

[Neeranam]

Don't tell your wife or girl friend about your life insurance. I know two deceased who did and got hit. You can get hit for 10,000 baht and a secured hit from Thai military or police for 20,000 baht and it doesn't help much to have a .38 ... but I do... and the locals know I put 12 in the target head and could do so if confronted in my home or truck. But remember it only has six chambers and if the other guy or gal or ex-wife want to ... you're gone. If there is a contract on you ... you're gone! Best to be peaceful and unarmed. Stay sober...don't do drugs...and stay jay yen, jay dee.

I know of a few guys too that got hit, one definately by his wife's orders for a fortune - about $50,000!

If you marry someone from a poor backround, why risk it with such ridiculous sums of money.

Good advice.