Weekend drive to rid Phuket of illegal firearms and other weapons

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Weekend drive to rid Phuket of illegal firearms and other weapons
Eakkapop Thongtub

Phuket Police are tracking down and confiscating illegal firearms and explosive devices across Phuket over this weekend (June 13-15), on the order of Phuket Provincial Deputy Commander Col Arun Klaewwatee.

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Deputy Commander Col Arun Klaewwatee ordered every head of the island's police stations to direct local police officers to track down and confiscate illegal firearms and explosive devices across Phuket over this weekend (June 13-15), and make arrests accordingly, with a special focus on five individuals likely to be in possession of such items.

As a result of the drive, today (June 13), Thalang police arrested and charged 17-year-old "Mr Jor" with having a rifle and another weapon. The police made the arrest thanks to an an informer who alleged that "Mr Jor" (not his real name) had been dealing drugs and had a gun.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/weekend-drive-to-rid-phuket-of-illegal-firearms-and-other-weapons-46867.php

-- Phuket News 2014-06-15

[angsta]

I imagine the a big weekend will do the trick.

[chooka]

The Jet Ski operators like to threaten tourists with firearms, might be a good place to start and you could kill two birds with one stone.

[LivinginKata]

The Jet Ski operators like to threaten tourists with firearms, might be a good place to start and you could kill two birds with one stone.

And many Tuk Tuk/taxi drivers carry firearms.

[IamNoone88]

Looks like a half arsed effort with a single arrest. If the job had been properly in the first place, then would have been fewer weapons on the streets to begin with. They even let that gun totting drug dealing Australian out on bail after they caught him red handed. It needs General's P's hard hand down here for a few months.

[nedkellylives]

Gun ownership laws re very slack here but not as bad as the USA and some third world countries

Only one mass killing by a nutcase in Tasmania australia and the govt brought new gun laws in straight away

You always had to have a reason to own a firearm in Australia like owning a farm and needing one to control wermin

Under the changed laws they made it harder to own a forearm and restricted the types of weapons you could own

Shotguns single or twin barrel only, rifles only repeater type were you hand load each bullet with a maximum magazine

capacity of 5 rounds, Handguns forget it nearly imposible for a private person to own and all weapons must be kept

in a gun safe

Very rare for anyone apart from criminals to be shot in Australia

[madmitch]

Gun ownership laws re very slack here but not as bad as the USA and some third world countries

Only one mass killing by a nutcase in Tasmania australia and the govt brought new gun laws in straight away

You always had to have a reason to own a firearm in Australia like owning a farm and needing one to control wermin

Under the changed laws they made it harder to own a forearm and restricted the types of weapons you could own

Shotguns single or twin barrel only, rifles only repeater type were you hand load each bullet with a maximum magazine

capacity of 5 rounds, Handguns forget it nearly imposible for a private person to own and all weapons must be kept

in a gun safe

Very rare for anyone apart from criminals to be shot in Australia

Surely it is everyone's right to own a forearm

[belg]

so did they buy expensive gun sniffing devices to find them ?