# Thailand tightens firearms controls after two deadly shootings

https://mins.news/en/video/19099

- CNA, 2026-08-11 12:20 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEk-32GMbkY

> Thailand is strengthening gun controls after two fatal shooting incidents occurred within days of each other. On Aug. 7, a teenager’s rampage left nine people dead. Three days later, on Aug. 10, gunfire erupted at a local government office in the same province near Bangkok. The incidents have prompted authorities to tighten firearms regulations.

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