Thousands of guns seized by police were destroyed in a ceremony at a Millcon Steel Company facility in Rayong this week. The destruction marks the latest effort by the Royal Thai Police to enforce gun control in the nation and fight unlawful firearm possession.
The national police chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittiprapas and his deputy presided over the gun destruction ceremony. Both cops have typically been personally concerned with high-profile cases involving gun violence.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has referred to as for sweeping enforcement of firearm control and increased prevention of unlawful gun possession in Thailand. But Backed was talked about as the cause for the ceremonial destruction of all the weapons this week.
Various types of weapons had been destroyed in the course of the occasion in Rayong, including pistols, revolvers, looking rifles, shotguns, homemade guns and military-grade assault rifles. Some alarmingly powerful weapons have been on show before their destruction together with totally computerized Russian Kalashnikovs (AK) and American M16s/M4s.
The police report indicated a total of 20,735 objects were destroyed, although it is unclear how many were guns as opposed to ammunition or other weapons.
The police chief confirmed that the Royal Thai Police are addressing all aspects of illegal gun possession and trading. Police are working to deal with the rising downside of on-line sales of weapons and weapons via social media.
Improper gun control in Thailand has resulted in a number of high-profile cases during the last 12 months that shocked the nation and spurred calls for elevated gun control enforcement.
Last week, Royal Thai Police Office commander Lt Gen Panya Pinsuk, was shot useless by his wife throughout a household argument in Bangkok. It is unclear why the police gun used was not secured.
An ex-police officer from Nong Bua Lamphu who was recognized to have issues with methamphetamine and behaviour points killed over 30 youngsters at an area kindergarten on October 6. At the time of the shooting, the officer was on trial for drug possession and had already been dismissed from the police drive.
Despite this, his firearm had not been seized from him, and police by no means provided an evidence for why this was the case..