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Thailand’s Interior Ministry considers tighter gun controls

November 7, 2022
by Nad Bunnag
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The Ministry of Interior is considering tighter gun controls, by requiring every gun license applicant to have a doctor’s certificate indicating that they are mentally fit and a certificate from…

Thailand’s gun control remains problematic

October 16, 2022
by Nad Bunnag
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The recent mass shooting in Nong Bua Lam Phu province was the deadliest in Thailand’s history. The tragedy revealed even more shocking statistics, particularly the country’s high ranking for gun…

House committee to discuss gun control in Thailand

October 8, 2022
by Nad Bunnag
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Gun control will be discussed at a meeting of the House Committee on Police Affairs, to develop practical measures to curb gun-related violence, said Chitpas Kridakorn, vice chairman of the…

Thai society should rethink gun ownership and drug abuse after mass murders

October 7, 2022
by Nad Bunnag
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A Thai criminologist claims that the mass murder at a child care centre in the north-eastern province of Nong Bua Lam Phu yesterday (Thursday) will not be the last of…

Court rejects bail for chief guard in Ubon Ratchathani shooting investigation

August 8, 2022
by jeerapas@thaipbs.or.th
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The Ubon Ratchathani provincial court has denied bail to the chief pub security guard, who was one of the suspects arrested by police for alleged involvement in last Wednesday’s shootout…

Nine suspects in Ubon Ratchathani shootout nabbed, one more death reported

August 4, 2022
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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Police have nine suspects in custody, who were allegedly involved in the shootout in the BIG C car park in the north-eastern province of Ubon Ratchathani last night which has,…

Two killed, seven wounded in youth gang shoot-out in Ubon Ratchathani

August 4, 2022
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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Two people were killed and seven others wounded in a gun fight between two gangs of youths in the parking lot of a department store in Muang district of Thailand’s…

Impact on children of gun violence in the media

July 26, 2022
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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Screen time is something hard to avoid nowadays. Children can easily be exposed to anything presented, be it video games, television programs or social media. If parents are not careful,…

Shoppers leave the Greenwood Park Mall on May 4, 2020, in Greenwood, Indiana. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

At least 3 dead in Indiana mall shooting; witness kills gunman

July 18, 2022
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GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food…

Empty chairs sit along the sidewalk after parade-goers fled Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade after shots were fired, Monday, July 4, 2022 in Chicago. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Six dead, 30 hurt in shooting at Chicago-area July 4 parade

July 5, 2022
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HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least…

Bye-bye 2021, year of COVID-19 roller coaster

December 1, 2021
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December 31, 2021: It has been 365 days of facing the bad, fearing the worst and hoping for the best. Many experts believe that 2022 will be more or less…

Polk County, Fla., Sheriff’s officials work the scene of a multiple fatality shooting Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, in Lakeland, Fla. Four people are dead including a mother who was still cradling her now deceased baby in what Florida sheriff’s deputies are calling a massive gun battle with a suspect. (Michael Wilson/The Ledger via AP)

Former army sniper kills 4, including infant, in Florida shooting spree

September 6, 2021
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Washington (AFP) – A former sniper in the US military went on a shooting spree in central Florida, killing four people, including an infant boy in his mother’s arms, officials said…

(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 22, 2021, a Glock 17 pistol, or handgun, is displayed during a gun ‘buyback’ event held by the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the office of the Attorney General, in the New York borough of Brooklyn. – A dozen people were killed and about 50 injured in shootings across the United States over the weekend, after President Joe Biden last month branded the country’s gun violence an “epidemic.” (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)

Gun homicides surge in US as Covid lockdowns end

May 25, 2021
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The year-long surge in gun murders across the United States has shown no sign of easing as Covid lockdowns end, with a jump in shootings over the weekend that left…

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