according toBangkok Post reported that Thai Minister of the Interior Anutin·Canweila Gong has signed an order,The content isThe gun registration agency will stop issuing gun licenses for one year,This order aims to curb firearm violence.

Reporting refers toOutboundThis ban will take effect the day after the announcement in the Royal Gazette of Thailand. However, this firearm control measure does not apply to state officials such as police.Currently, ThailandThe authorities have also stopped issuing new licenses to existing license holders for importing and selling counterfeit firearms.

The issue of gun violence and control in Thailand has long been a concernExistence,Thai citizens over the age ofAs long as the conditions are met and approval is obtained from relevant departments, you can purchase firearms at the gun store. JustcountAs a foreigner, as long as you have a valid work permit or permanent residence permit, and your property is worth over 10 million Thai dollars, you can apply and obtain approval to hold firearms.

Thailand hassixMore than ten million people, approximatelyMore than 6 million people own firearms, accounting for 10%1,Thai Police AgencyAccording to survey data in 2019, there were over 31400 gun related cases in Thailand that year, with over 24300 cases involving unregistered illegal firearms, accounting for 77.5% of the total number of cases.

Thailand has experienced multiple malignant cases related to firearms.October 2023A fatal shooting occurred at the Siam Palace shopping center in Bangkok, involving aA 14-year-old boy was shooting at a crowd with a gun, causingthreeHuman deathfiveHuman injury.

Just one year before this gun incident,two thousand and twenty-twoyearOn October 6th, there was also a shooting incident in Nongmulanpu Province, northeastern Thailand. The attackers indiscriminately shot and killed a local kindergarten, resulting in nearly 40 deaths, most of whom were children. According to multiple media reports, this is the deadliest single perpetrator shooting incident in Thai history.

In 2020, a Thai soldier shot and killed his commander in Nakhon Rath and drove to a shopping mall in the city, shooting and killing innocent passersby along the way. After he entered the mall, more people were shot. This incident resulted in 30 deaths and dozens of injuries.

The above-mentioned gun cases have all raised concerns in Thai society about gun control issues. Chippa, Vice Chairman of the Police Affairs Committee of the Thai Parliament House of Commons·Jidagong has stated that the Police Affairs Committee will meet to discuss increasing the difficulty for the public to obtain legal firearms, as well as requiring gun holders to change their gun licenses every two to three years.Thailandprime ministerzetas·His authorityalsoonceThe Thai government will take preventive measures such as gun control to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

at present,RegardingsuspendIssuing a gun permitofThe file is being submitted to Seta·He gained approval with his authority.