Editing Overview of gun laws by nation (section)

===Thailand===
A firearm license in [[Thailand]] is only granted for the following uses: self-defense, property protection, hunting, or sporting.<ref name="TLF">{{cite web|last1=Chaninat & Leeds|title=Gun Law of Thailand|url=http://www.thailawforum.com/database1/thailand-gun-law.html|website=Thailand Law Forum|access-date=20 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705220628/http://www.thailawforum.com/database1/thailand-gun-law.html|archive-date= 5 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="DW-20160219">{{cite news|last1=Domínguez|first1=Gabriel|title=A look at Thailand's fervent gun culture|url=http://dw.com/p/1HyYz|access-date=20 February 2016|work=Deutsche Welle|agency=Deutsche Welle|date=2016-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615210719/https://www.dw.com/en/a-look-at-thailands-fervent-gun-culture/a-19060721|archive-date=15 June 2023}}</ref> Applicants for a firearms license must be at least 20 years of age (the age of majority under the Civil and Commercial Code), have a record of good behavior, have an occupation and receive income, and have a permanent address in Thailand with a name "listed in the house registration specifically in the area where you are applying for a license, for at least six months". A license may not be issued to anyone who is a repeat criminal offender or mentally unstable. The application fee for most firearms licenses is 1,000 Baht for each license or unit; a license for possession and use of air rifles is 200 Baht per license/unit.; carry licenses are also 1,000 Baht per license. Since October 2017 citizenship is required to purchase and use firearms.<ref name="loc.gov">{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/law/foreign-news/article/thailand-amendments-to-firearms-law/|title=Thailand: Amendments to Firearms Law &#124; Global Legal Monitor|date=23 October 2017|website=www.loc.gov}}</ref> A person is also not allowed to carry his gun without an additional permit for concealed carry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vertic.org/media/National%20Legislation/Thailand/TH_Firearms_Ammunition_Act.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213013607/http://www.vertic.org/media/National%20Legislation/Thailand/TH_Firearms_Ammunition_Act.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-13 |url-status=live |title=Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, Fireworks, and the Equivalent of Firearms Act B.E.2490 (1947), page 1 of 22 |publisher=Vertic.org |access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> Fully automatic firearms and explosive devices are prohibited.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Alpers|first1=Philip|last2=Wilson|first2=Marcus|title=Thailand – Gun Facts, Figures and the Law|url=http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/thailand|website=GunPolicy.org|publisher=Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney|access-date=20 February 2016|date=2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195139/http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/thailand|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The amended 2017 law will cover weapon suppressors, electric darts, and new types of fireworks including ''bang fai'' (locally-made rockets) and ''talai'' ("rocket-like fireworks with a circular wing"). The amendment further provides that anyone who creates a bomb scare may be subject to convictions of up to three years of imprisonment and/or fined up to 60,000 Baht. Another significant change is that only Thais will be permitted to register a gun with the authorities. Formerly, foreigners residing in Thailand could also apply for weapons permits. The Act already prohibits the manufacture, purchase, ownership, use, ordering, or import of firearms or ammunition, except by persons who have been granted a license from the local registrar. Violation of this provision is punishable with convictions including imprisonment for a period of between one and ten years and/or fines of between 2,000 and 20,000 Baht.<ref name="loc.gov" />