New is adopting stricter firearm controls amid an increase in gun-related crimes. The Cabinet is about to draft a firearms act which deems all privately owned firearms and ammunition should be registered with a authorities company.
According to The Star, the draft act was accredited on Tuesday. Government spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek confirmed the news including that the present measures in place aren’t efficient sufficient.
Rachada says the current laws don’t enable police to examine suspects who may be in possession of a firearm.
“Inspection can only be carried out if there’s clear evidence that the suspect possesses firearms and plans to use them for the crime.”
The new draft would serve as an modification to the 1947 Firearms Act, which requires all weapons and ammunition to be registered. She says the amended act would additionally goal to prevent the import of firearms, together with military-grade weapons.
The current act stipulates:
• Those who possess firearms and ammunition must register them inside one hundred eighty days, or they may face legal prosecution
• Those who possess military-grade weapons or ammunition should hand them over at the nearest military unit within a hundred and eighty days. The military will not give compensation for the weapons or ammunition and these surrendered objects will immediately turn into state property.
• All particulars gathered on privately owned weapons shall be made obtainable within the investigation of crimes.
Just yesterday, a Royal Thai Police officer started firing gunshots randomly at Soi Jiramakorn within the Sai Mai district of Bangkok.
Police recognized the gunman as 51 year outdated Pol. Lt. Kitikarn Sangboon, an inspector with the Special Branch of the RTP.
Over 100 SWAT officers took down the police officer, who reportedly died after being shot by police in the left arm, left thigh, and left side of his chest..