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Interior Ministry weighs penalty-free surrender of illegal firearms
Interior Ministry weighs penalty-free surrender of illegal firearms
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2026
The draft targets gaps in registration, licensing, dealer oversight, shooting-range controls and the handling of illegal firearms.Welfare gun loopholes face scrutiny over transfers to new owners
Welfare gun loopholes face scrutiny over transfers to new owners
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2026
Five-year transfer rules, broad eligibility and corruption risks in welfare-firearm programmes are under scrutiny as Thailand tightens gun controlsThailand’s gun controls face three persistent loopholes
Thailand’s gun controls face three persistent loopholes
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2026
Thailand has an estimated 10.34 million civilian firearms, with gaps involving illegal guns, registered weapons and welfare firearms under scrutinyHow Thailand, the US, Japan and China regulate civilian firearms
How Thailand, the US, Japan and China regulate civilian firearms
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2026
Gun laws in Thailand, the US, Japan and China differ widely on who may buy, own and carry firearms, and the penalties for breaking the rules.Thailand weighs major gun-law overhaul amid extortion concerns
Thailand weighs major gun-law overhaul amid extortion concerns
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2026
Thailand plans a sweeping overhaul of its 1947 firearms law, but wider official discretion is raising fears of new extortion risks.DOPA orders nationwide firearm controls and 60-day law overhaul
DOPA orders nationwide firearm controls and 60-day law overhaul
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2026
Thailand has ordered a freeze on new firearm purchase permits, nationwide inspections of dealers and ranges, and legal reforms within 60 days.PM Anutin orders seven urgent gun-control measures
PM Anutin orders seven urgent gun-control measures
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2026
Thailand will freeze new welfare-gun schemes and P.3 licences, audit gun dealers and require P.4 licences to be renewed every three yearsHotline 1567 opens as Thailand tightens firearms enforcement
Hotline 1567 opens as Thailand tightens firearms enforcement
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026
Thailand is tightening firearms enforcement nationwide, with hotline 1567 open around the clock for reports of illegal guns and firearms carried in public.PM Anutin orders new firearms bill and freeze on three gun licence types
PM Anutin orders new firearms bill and freeze on three gun licence types
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026
Police and administrative officials will intensify gun and drug checks while the government plans tougher penalties and considers a surrender window for illegal firearms.