Thailand Halts New Gun Permits After Mass Shooting at a School

It remains to be seen how far the government will go to tighten gun control in the country, which has experienced a string of high-profile shootings in recent years.

Thailand's government will immediately stop issuing gun permits after a shooting incident last week in which a 14-year-old killed eight people and himself.

Authorities promise tough new laws in the country, which has high levels of firearms ownership.

Thailand suspended a controversial program that allowed police and local officials to buy discounted firearms and tightened gun controls after a student killed eight people in the country’s deadliest school attack in recent years.

Thailand mass shooting. Eight people plus the 14 year-old gunman are dead after shooting spree in the north-western fringes of Bangkok.

Thailand mass shooting. Eight people plus the 14 year-old gunman are dead after shooting spree in the north-western fringes of Bangkok.