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- Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul vowed to ban civilian gun carrying, except for on-duty officials.
- The vow followed a Bangkok-area shooting that killed eight, including a teen who also killed his grandparents before suicide.
- Thailand has about 10.3 million civilian firearms—15 per 100 residents—the region’s highest, with 6 million registered and 4 million unregistered.
- In October 2023, as interior minister, Anutin froze licenses, limited imports and barred under-20s from shooting ranges, and proposed medical-certificate checks.
