Olav Seglem skrev: ↑07 okt 2022, 13:12
Samt la han beholde pistolen når avskjediget fra politiet.
Tidligere mener jeg å ha lest at politi i Thailand selv må kjøpe våpenet de bruker i tjenesten. Men er ikke sikker på om det er riktig.
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Wikipedia om våpen og politi står det at politifolk selv må kjøpe sine våpen.
There are no standard-issue pistols carried by the Royal Thai Police. Policemen must buy their own pistol and he/she must buy what is available in Thailand and what he/she can afford. If the police officer cannot afford a pistol, he may purchase one by paying in installments through his police co-operative.
Når det gjelder politifolk i Thailand slipper de unna med kontroller som vanlige folk må igjennom for å kjøpe våpen. Denne politimannen hadde kjøpt våpenet sitt på lovlig vis, men uvisst når.
Thailand’s gun laws have loopholes for soldiers and police officers.
The former police officer who attacked a day care center in Thailand on Thursday had legally bought the 9-millimeter gun he used, officials said, a revelation that focused new scrutiny on rules that allow soldiers and law enforcement officers to buy personal firearms from the government.
Under the regulations, such buyers avoid some of the checks that apply to civilians. The attacker, Panya Kamrab, had been fired from the police force after he was arrested while possessing methamphetamine. But it was unclear when he bought the firearm and whether he was using drugs at the time.
Experts say the legal loopholes help explain why there are an estimated 10 million guns in Thailand — and why the country has such a large black market for firearms.