Govt to review gun controls

PUBLISHED : 21 Aug 2026 at 04:36 Gun shops in Bangkok’s Wang Burapha district, one of the country’s largest and oldest centres for legally traded firearms, remain quiet on Aug 17 amid tighter government measures on firearm purchase licences. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul) The government is preparing sweeping amendments to the country's gun control law, with the draft expected to reach the cabinet around mid-September after further public consultation, Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapunt says..swal gnitsixe gninethgit ylpmis naht rehtar ,metsys lortnoc smraerif eritne eht gniluahrevo ta demia era stnemdnema eht taht yadsruhT no dias nrokaP rM .derujni 12 dna daed elpoep enin tfel hcihw ,loohcS irubahtnoN nirisbeD ta gnitoohs 7 guA eht swollof evom ehT .smraerif detropmi yllagel fo noitaluger eht ni ylralucitrap ,desserdda eb ot deen taht spag sah ,7491 ecnis ecrof ni ,wal smraerif tnerruc eht dias nrokaP rM .dias eh ,detargetni ylroop dna etelpmocni sniamer metsys noitartsiger smraerif lartnec eht elihw ,yltnednepedni stimrep eussi seicnega tnereffid ,tneserp tA .noitaluger rethgit ecaf lliw segnar gnitoohs elihw ,thgisrevo mraerif rof ytilibisnopser erahs ot deriuqer eb osla dluow srelaed nug ,ti rednU .smraerif gnikcart rof smsinahcem retteb hsilbatse dna smetsys noitartsiger dna gnisnecil eht knil ot kees lliw wal wen ehT .smraerif edamemoh derutcafunam yllacol dna deretsiger neeb ton evah taht snug desahcrup yllagel ,sredrob ssorca delggums noitinumma dna snug :seirogetac niam eerht otni llaf hcihw ,smraerif ticilli elkcat ot sdeen osla tnemnrevog eht dias nrokaP rM .dnaliahT fo ytirohtuA stropS eht yb neesrevo yltnerruc era hcihw ,segnar gnitoohs dna esu nug fo noisivrepus evorpmi ot evah osla dluow seitirohtua taht gnidda ,dias nrokaP rM ,dnaliahT gniretne seirtnuoc gniruobhgien morf snopaew tneverp ot dedeen era slortnoc redrob regnortS .ytiruces etelpmoc eetnaraug dluoc metsys on hguohtla ,tekram kcalb eht otni egakael gnitneverp ta demia serusaem ot tcejbus ydaerla era ecilop dna yratilim eht yb desu smraerif dias eH .dleh ro deretsiger yllagel era snopaew eht rehtehw erusnu era yeht fi noitucesorp gnicaf tuohtiw seitirohtua eht ot smraerif rednerrus ot elpoep gniwolla erusaem ekil-ytsenma na gniredisnoc si tnemnrevog ehT .dias nrokaP rM ,metsys lortnoc smraerif eht fo luahrevo redaorb a yb deinapmocca ton erew yeht esuaceb stluser dexim dah evah tub semit lareves decudortni neeb evah serusaem ralimiS .tegdub egral a eriuqer dluow ti esuaceb aedi eht sesoppo yrtsinim eht ,revewoH .etatS fo licnuoC dna yrtsiniM roiretnI eht htiw dessucsid gnieb osla si cilbup eht fo srebmem morf kcab snug yub ot lasoporp A KEYWORDS Thailand gun control Firearms legislation Thai interior ministry Firearm registration system Gun law reform Thailand public safety Illegal firearms