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zubber · 03-11-2009, 03:25 AM

Associated Press

Thai lawmakers apply for discounted guns, permits

Associated Press, 11.02.09, 08:32 AM EST

BANGKOK -- About half of Thailand's national lawmakers are taking advantage of a new government plan allowing them to purchase guns at a discount and receive a license to carry them anywhere, an official said Monday.
Election campaigns in Thailand's rural areas are sometimes violent, and most campaigns are marked by several deaths, usually of vote canvassers who buy votes for their candidates. The new program was arranged at the request of lawmakers, said Pranee Siridhammakun of the Interior Ministry's Provincial Administration Department

The offer was more popular with opposition politicians who cannot rely on police or soldiers for protection, lawmaker Sakda Khongphet of the opposition Puea Thai party was quoted saying by the Bangkok Post newspaper.
Between 300 and 400 of the country's 630 legislators have applied under the program, Pranee said.
Teachers in the country's deep south in recent years have also been allowed to obtain weapons under similar terms after becoming targets of Muslim separatist insurgents.
Some legislators, however, scoffed at the scheme.

"I don't agree with this campaign. No matter whether you're an MP from the government or opposition side, there is no need to carry a gun," Sirichoke Sopa of the ruling Democrat Party told The Associated Press. "Carrying guns will cause more crime. As MPs, we should stand for people who solve problems without violence. It's better talking and not using a gun."
Pranee said the prices of the guns were not yet fixed and would depend on the quantity purchased. Anant Sriphan, another Puea Thai MP, was quoted by the Post as saying the prices were expected to be "very cheap."

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Rattanaburi · 03-11-2009, 07:02 PM

Lawmakers here are most likely to be shot by their partners in corruption than for other reasons. Thai politicians are worthless criminals. They make their nation and their families proud.

dirtydog · 03-11-2009, 08:20 PM

I blame all those Hollywood films, in 99 percent of cases the first one of these idiots is going to know there is a threat to his life is when a gun is pointing at him or when Buddha wakes him up and welcomes him to heaven or hell.

03-11-2009, 03:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
zubber Tak Last Online: Yesterday 09:10 PM Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 353	Thai lawmakers get discounted weapons Associated Press Thai lawmakers apply for discounted guns, permits Associated Press, 11.02.09, 08:32 AM EST BANGKOK -- About half of Thailand's national lawmakers are taking advantage of a new government plan allowing them to purchase guns at a discount and receive a license to carry them anywhere, an official said Monday. Election campaigns in Thailand's rural areas are sometimes violent, and most campaigns are marked by several deaths, usually of vote canvassers who buy votes for their candidates. The new program was arranged at the request of lawmakers, said Pranee Siridhammakun of the Interior Ministry's Provincial Administration Department The offer was more popular with opposition politicians who cannot rely on police or soldiers for protection, lawmaker Sakda Khongphet of the opposition Puea Thai party was quoted saying by the Bangkok Post newspaper. Between 300 and 400 of the country's 630 legislators have applied under the program, Pranee said. Teachers in the country's deep south in recent years have also been allowed to obtain weapons under similar terms after becoming targets of Muslim separatist insurgents. Some legislators, however, scoffed at the scheme. "I don't agree with this campaign. No matter whether you're an MP from the government or opposition side, there is no need to carry a gun," Sirichoke Sopa of the ruling Democrat Party told The Associated Press. "Carrying guns will cause more crime. As MPs, we should stand for people who solve problems without violence. It's better talking and not using a gun." Pranee said the prices of the guns were not yet fixed and would depend on the quantity purchased. Anant Sriphan, another Puea Thai MP, was quoted by the Post as saying the prices were expected to be "very cheap." Thai lawmakers apply for discounted guns, permits - Forbes.com __________________ i'd rather have a phlebotomy than a full frontal lobotomy

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03-11-2009, 07:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rattanaburi Thailand Expat Last Online: 12-11-2009 12:42 PM Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,962	Lawmakers here are most likely to be shot by their partners in corruption than for other reasons. Thai politicians are worthless criminals. They make their nation and their families proud.

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dirtydog The Dog Last Online: Today 11:21 AM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pattaya Jomtien Posts: 42,400	I blame all those Hollywood films, in 99 percent of cases the first one of these idiots is going to know there is a threat to his life is when a gun is pointing at him or when Buddha wakes him up and welcomes him to heaven or hell.

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