# Thailand has a gun problem – 10 million of them

https://mins.news/en/item/23698

- BBC News, 2026-08-16 22:09 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cevml4701emo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Recent shootings have exposed Thailand’s troubled relationship with guns. The country is estimated to have 2,000–3,000 gun deaths a year and more than 10 million civilian-owned firearms, including 4 million unlicensed weapons. Critics point to lifetime permits, no mental-health screening and weak storage rules as major loopholes.

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