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Thailand confronts limits of firearm control
Published Monday, August 17, 2026 · Updated August 18
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Key points are extracted by an AI model and may contain errors or omissions. Always check the original sources.- Data from 2017 showed that Thais own approximately 10.3 million firearms, consisting of 6.2 million legal and 4.1 million illegal weapons.
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- Channel News Asia
The article emphasizes that despite repeated government promises for tougher gun controls following deadly shootings, systemic issues like weak enforcement, easy access to illegal firearms, and underlying social problems, particularly school violence, hinder effective solutions.
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