# Thai PM suspends firearm purchase licences after school shooting

https://mins.news/en/item/18859

- Reuters, 2026-08-11 08:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-pm-suspends-firearm-purchase-licences-after-school-shooting-2026-08-11/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7adc69325a7500012a77f6

> Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has halted the issuance of permits to purchase firearms. He also said that current licences would be reviewed. The move came days after a 14-year-old gunman killed nine people. The measures follow the school shooting and target both new applications and existing permissions.

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