Academic supports Anutin and Police Chief on gun control and volunteer

MGR Online•Politics•17d ago

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Academic Noppadol Kannika suggests integrating gun control and modern police volunteers to enhance school and community safety following a shooting incident.

•Assistant Professor Dr. Noppadol Kannika responds to a proposal by Pol. Lt. Gen. Rawat Klinkesorn regarding teachers carrying firearms for protection.
•Noppadol Kannika supports Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's policies on firearm control and the creation of modern police volunteers.
•Pol. Gen. Kitrat Phanphet is credited for shifting the Royal Thai Police's approach toward working together with citizens.
•Pol. Gen. Thatchai Pitaneelabutr has been appointed as the head of the working group for modern police volunteers under Order No. 239/2026.

Overview

•Assistant Professor Dr. Noppadol Kannika discusses school safety following a shooting incident at Debsirin Nonthaburi School.
•Assistant Professor Dr. Noppadol Kannika acknowledges the proposal by Pol. Lt. Gen. Rawat Klinkesorn to allow teachers to have guns, viewing it as a starting point for discussing broader safety systems.
•Assistant Professor Dr. Noppadol Kannika argues that firearm control should be the primary prevention measure before considering who should carry a gun.
•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is implementing policies on firearm control and the promotion of modern police volunteers to leverage social capital.
•Assistant Professor Dr. Noppadol Kannika asserts that Pol. Gen. Kitrat Phanphet is changing the Royal Thai Police's management toward a partnership with the public.
•Pol. Gen. Thatchai Pitaneelabutr was appointed as head of the working group according to Royal Thai Police Order No. 239/2026.
•Assistant Professor Dr. Noppadol Kannika is participating in designing the modern police volunteer curriculum with Royal Thai Police educational agencies.
•The integration of gun control and modern police volunteers in soft targets like schools and hospitals is intended to restore public trust in the state and police.

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Key Entities

Person

Assistant Professor Dr. Noppadol Kannika(ผศ.ดร.นพดล กรรณิกา)

A lecturer in the Master's program in Peace Innovation, Faculty of Public Administration, Siam Technology College.

Pol. Lt. Gen. Rawat Klinkesorn(พล.ต.ท.เรวัช กลิ่นเกษร)

An officer who proposed that teachers be allowed to carry firearms to prevent incidents in schools.

Anutin Charnvirakul(นายอนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior responsible for firearm control and modern police volunteer policies.

Pol. Gen. Kitrat Phanphet(พล.ต.อ.กิตติ์รัฐ พันธุ์เพ็ชร์)

The Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police.

Pol. Gen. Thatchai Pitaneelabutr(พล.ต.อ.ธัชชัย ปิตะนีละบุตร)

The Deputy Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police and head of the working group under Order No. 239/2026.

Place

Debsirin Nonthaburi School(โรงเรียนเทพศิรินทร์นนทบุรี)

The location of a shooting incident mentioned by Assistant Professor Dr. Noppadol Kannika.

Organization

Royal Thai Police(สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ)ℹ️

The national police agency of Thailand.

Siam Technology College(วิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีสยาม)

The academic institution where Assistant Professor Dr. Noppadol Kannika teaches.

Policy

Modern Police Volunteers(อาสาสมัครตำรวจบ้านยุคใหม่)

A policy to create community partnerships for safety through trained volunteers.

Law

Royal Thai Police Order No. 239/2026(คำสั่ง ตร.ที่ 239/2569)

The official order appointing Pol. Gen. Thatchai Pitaneelabutr as head of the working group.

Royal Thai Police Regulation 2008(ระเบียบสำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ พ.ศ. 2551)

The regulation used as a framework for developing the modern police volunteer mechanism.