Thailand PM Vows Stricter Gun Laws After Bangkok Shooting
Summary
Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has vowed stricter gun laws after a teenage shooter killed eight people in Bangkok's outskirts. The government plans to ban carrying guns in public places and restrict weapons to on-duty officials only.
Key Points
- A teenage gunman killed eight people in a shooting at Debsirin School in Nonthaburi, near Bangkok, after first killing his grandparents at home.
- Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Thailand will introduce stricter gun control laws, including a ban on carrying guns in public places.
- Police said the weapon and ammunition were owned by the boy's grandfather and had been legally registered.
- Thailand has millions of privately owned guns, including an estimated 4 million illegal firearms, and enforcement of existing gun laws has been difficult.
