Thai government orders gun control review after 2 deadly shootings near Bangkok
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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. A student opened fire at his high school and family home, killing at least eight people, according to police.
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Thailand halts new gun permits days after mass shooting at a school
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Thai government orders gun control review after 2 deadly shootings near Bangkok
A 14-year-old murdered his grandparents, took their legally registered handgun, and killed six more people at his school. Thailand already had licensing, registration, ammunition controls, and severe carry restrictions. Its government’s response is still more gun control.
By Kocha Olarn, Jessie Yeung, CNN Bangkok (CNN) — 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 calls for tighter gun controls and ‘decisive penalties’ after nine dead in school shooting Thailand has suspended firearms licences after the deadly Nonthaburi school shooting , as the bodies of the teenage attacker and the grandparents he killed were cremated.
BANGKOK (AP) — The Thai government on Wednesday pledged to tighten gun controls and crack down on illegal firearms after two deadly shootings near Bangkok in less than a week renewed pressure on authorities to curb gun violence.
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. A student opened fire at his high school and family home, killing at least eight people, according to police.
On Friday morning, a 14-year-old student at a high school northwest of Bangkok used his grandfather’s handgun to fatally shoot both of his grandparents before opening fire at his school, killing five teachers and wounding more than 30 others.
BANGKOK -- The Thai government pledged Wednesday to tighten gun controls and crack down on illegal firearms after two deadly shootings near Bangkok in less than a week.
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