Thailand tightens gun controls after deadly school shooting

Bangkok —  Thailand is suspending new gun permits and tightening its firearm controls after last week’s deadly school shooting, in which a 14-year-old boy killed eight people before turning the gun on himself. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul issued the directive on Tuesday, ordering government officials to “urgently

Thai government vows tougher gun controls after 2 deadly shootings near Bangkok  Toronto Star

The Thai government has pledged to tighten gun controls and crack down on illegal firearms after two deadly shootings near Bangkok intensified calls for tougher enforcement

Thailand tightens gun controls after deadly school shooting  CNN

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.

Nine people were killed and an additional 23 ⁠wounded in the country's worst mass shooting since 2022, reigniting debate over firearms control.

Police say the alleged shooter had used at least 26 bullets, and another 34 rounds were found in his possession

Nine people are dead and another 23 wounded in Thailand's worst mass shooting since 2022.

'Mom, don't call me': Inside Thailand's deadly school shooting  Reuters

The tragedy had actually begun hours earlier, when the alleged gunman shot dead his grandparents at their home at dawn.

At least seven people have died after a teenage boy shot his grandparents before opening fire on a school in Bangkok.