Police Committee to overhaul Firearms Act and strictly ban carrying

Thairath•Politics•17d ago

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The Police Committee Chair plans to overhaul the Firearms Act to strictly ban the public carrying of weapons and increase owner liability.

•Watcharapong Kuwichitsuwann announced a plan to revise the Firearms Act on August 9, 2026.
•The proposal follows a mass shooting by a 14-year-old at Debsirin Nonthaburi School on August 7, 2026.
•The new measures aim to ban the general public and off-duty officials from carrying firearms outside their homes.
•Gun owners will be held criminally liable as co-defendants if their registered weapon is used in a crime, unless a loss report was filed beforehand.

•A 14-year-old youth carried out a mass shooting at Debsirin Nonthaburi School on August 7, 2026, resulting in numerous casualties.
•An incident involving a high school student using a gun to threaten and assault peers occurred at a school on Samsen Road.
•Watcharapong Kuwichitsuwann, as Chair of the Police Committee, is responding to the policy of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
•The Police Committee will discuss the overhaul of the Firearms, Ammunition, and Explosives Act with the Royal Thai Police and the Ministry of Interior.
•Watcharapong Kuwichitsuwann stated that the new law will impose severe penalties for those carrying firearms without authority.
•Watcharapong Kuwichitsuwann emphasized that firearm owners must store weapons securely to prevent access by children and youth.
•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has rejected a proposal to allow teachers to carry firearms for self-defense in educational institutions.
•Watcharapong Kuwichitsuwann stated teachers are not officials with a direct duty to use weapons, favoring strict law enforcement over increasing guns in schools.

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Watcharapong Kuwichitsuwann(วัชรพงศ์ คูวิจิตรสุวรรณ)

Member of Parliament for Saraburi from the Bhumjaithai Party and Chair of the Police Committee of the House of Representatives.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

Police Committee(คณะกรรมาธิการการตำรวจ)

A committee of the House of Representatives led by Watcharapong Kuwichitsuwann.

Royal Thai Police(สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ)ℹ️

Agency that will be consulted by the Police Committee regarding the overhaul of the Firearms Act.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

Ministry led by Anutin Charnvirakul that will be consulted on the Firearms Act overhaul.

Bhumjaithai Party(พรรคภูมิใจไทย)ℹ️

The political party of Watcharapong Kuwichitsuwann.

Debsirin Nonthaburi School(โรงเรียนเทพศิรินทร์ นนทบุรี)

The location of a mass shooting involving a 14-year-old youth on August 7, 2026.

Samsen Road(ถนนสามเสน)ℹ️

The area where a school is located where a student used a gun to threaten peers.

Firearms, Ammunition, and Explosives Act(พ.ร.บ.อาวุธปืน เครื่องกระสุนปืนฯ)

The legislation targeted for a major overhaul to increase penalties and tighten carry restrictions.