# Boonwara Sumano on gun violence and gun control laws in Thailand

https://mins.news/en/video/16215

- CNA, 2026-08-07 13:17 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00D9F3nsrjQ

> Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says new laws are under consideration after a mass killing at a school. Boonwara Sumano, a senior research fellow at the Thailand Development Research Institute, discusses gun violence in the kingdom. She also examines Thailand’s gun-control laws. The conversation focuses on the country’s response to the deadly school incident and its firearms regulations.

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