Thailand suspends gun licences as teen shooter and grandparents he killed are cremated

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Thailand suspended firearms licenses following a deadly school shooting that resulted in multiple deaths, including the teenage shooter and grandparents. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul called for tighter gun control laws and strict penalties to prevent future incidents.

Prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul calls for tighter gun controls and ‘decisive penalties’ after nine dead in school shooting Thailand has suspended firearms licences after last week’s 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 “tighter controls and decisive penalties”. Continue reading...