BANGKOK (Reuters): Authorities in Thailand charged a 14-year-old boy with premeditated murder and illegal possession of a firearm on Wednesday (Oct 4) after a shooting spree at a Bangkok mall using what police said was a modified pistol intended to fire blanks.
A 14-year-old Thai boy walked into the Siam Paragon mall on Oct 3 with a gun designed to fire blanks but modified for live ammunition. - AFP
In a press conference on Wednesday, government officials vowed to tighten security measures and review gun laws. They stressed that this was an isolated incident. The ubiquity of firearms – real or replica – means that the public is more likely to cheer on a gold shop owner who pulls out a gun and wounds an armed robber rather than ask serious questions about the state of security in the country.
The government headed by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is now dangling a much shorter 30-day gun amnesty, which is being overseen by Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.Dr Boonwara Sumano, a senior research fellow at the Thailand Development Research Institute, argues that the government would be better off amending existing gun control laws – which she calls too “relaxed” – than introducing new ones to make up for shortfalls.
Applicants for the gun licences, which do not have an expiry date, do not need to go through detailed checks to determine if they have a history of domestic violence.
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