Phuket's gun-slinging cops: No action to stop off-duty police from carrying guns in pubs, on streets

[bberrythailand]

Weapons are only acceptable on the way to work and on the way back form work.

 

How stupid it is to let these alcoholic killers wear guns in pubs and restaurants when knowing how good are these "nice" people to manage their anger...

 

 

[metisdead]

Off topic generalizations about gun rights and the police in the USA have been removed as well as the replies. 

[off road pat]

12 hours ago, dotpoom said:

" After explaining at length that police officers of the rank of captain or above must also carry police identification with them while carrying a firearm in public while on duty,"......

 

Does that mean the lower ranks don't need identification?

And who is going to ask a drunk armed police officer he's ID ???...dead-wish anybody ???

[bbbbooboo]

hmmm.....big gun....small man 

[jacko45k]

18 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

I have been told by members of the RTP that they are always on duty and that's why they carry their gun. And it not a police force issue ... the policeman buys his own gun .... and bullets, and uniform, and radio, and all the accessories expected of a Thai policeman..

Even while sat in a group getting heavily intoxicated.

That is my concern.

[Khon Kaen Dave]

LivinginKata

you are right,sorry about that.I forgot about the amulets and the belief that they are beyond being killed.Anyway it doesn't matter too much,because if they do die,they are all convinced that they will be back tomorrow!