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Thailand suspends gun licences as teen shooter and grandparents he killed are cremated
Published 12 August 2026 ¡ politics
Prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul calls for tighter gun controls and âdecisive penaltiesâ after nine dead in school shooting Thailand has suspended firearms licences after last
Prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul calls for tighter gun controls and âdecisive penaltiesâ after nine dead in school shooting Thailand has suspended firearms licences after last weekâs deadly school shooting, as the bodies of the teenage attacker and the grandparents he killed were cremated. The prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, said he had ordered the interior ministry and police to stop issuing licenses to possess, purchase and carry firearms, and called for âtighter controls and decisive penaltiesâ. Continue reading...
Published: August 12, 2026 ⢠6:50 AM IST ¡ Updated: August 12, 2026 ⢠7:38 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul calls for tighter gun controls and âdecisive penaltiesâ after nine dead in school shooting Thailand has suspended firearms licences after last weekâs deadly school shooting, as the bodies of the teenage attacker and the grandparents he killed were cremated.
The prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, said he had ordered the interior ministry and police to stop issuing licenses to possess, purchase and carry firearms, and called for âtighter controls and decisive penaltiesâ.