I’m a US and Thai citizen and wanted to look into gun ownership when I move back and retire, mainly for sport and target shooting. I’m curious to know if it’s easier to get licensed if someone were a resident of a small town as opposed to being a resident in a large city like Bangkok?
How do u become a Thai citizen???? Have to marry Thai citizen??? It’s my dream to live in Thailand but seems like u can’t stay more than few months….I have friends that have to leave the country and go back
@@citygirl9395 I was born in the USA to Thai parents so I automatically got Thai citizenship through them. My daughter also was born in the USA and automatically got Thai citizenship from myself and my wife who’s Thai also. I’m not sure if there’s even a way for foreigners to obtain Thai citizenship, but Thai residency yes.
@@NYC-2-BKK thank u for the response. Lucky u my friend 😀 Absolutely love Thailand. I live in Florida. I know a lots of Americans that retired in Thailand.
@@citygirl9395 I live in NYC…and can’t wait to go back to visit Thailand. At least for me as a dual citizen I won’t have to worry about any additional restrictions that are placed on non Thais that want to retire there so I’m lucky.
With the possible exceptions of NY, NJ and CA, approval of firearms licenses are contingent upon state law and the city or county are irrelevant. Many states do not restrict citizens or lawfully admitted foreign nationals from carrying open or concealed and require no license. In Thailand there are separate, albeit onerous processes to become a permanent resident or a Thai citizen. I am an American firearms instructor living in Chiang Mai.
I used to watch the Thaiger all the time.. I got so tired of Tim and his super judgemental style.. He seems to have a closed mind, he also seems to hate America.. Which I find odd.. Every time he even mentions America.. there is a level of disdain in his voice.. No clue what America did to Timmy. Have a beautiful day..
Many local people in the rural areas of Thailand who own either pistols, rifles or shotguns. They have them to protect themselves and to settle disputes as the Thais don't like dealing with the police! As for having to get a license if it's anything like getting a drivers license it's not worth the paper it's printed on.
We live in rural Thailand and walking on the roads can be dangerous with dogs sometimes. For years a carried an expanding Tactical baton. Then I found out they were also illegal.
Those dogs are vicious. I was once surrounded by a pack of them. Cayenne pepper mixed with vinegar in a water pistol is an option. Unless water pistols for foreigners are illegal too .
Regardless of the type of guns?? How about air-gun, still be restricted? Gotta handful or junkyard dogs that need an airgun to scare'em off from our ranch.
A really interesting subject. Yes its all about geographic location. The provinces are like the Wild West. They sort disputes out with guns or knives. These are reported in the Thai media with graphic photos.
I lived in Khu Kan for some time. In the vicinity is a famous temple that the princess royal liked to visit once a year. Her cavalcade travelled through our town on the way to the temple. Lined along the road for as far as you could see were uniformed policed standing to attention. Not one of them carried a gun. I wonder why??
Wrong episode, but whatevs... Big Ben, improving one's vocabulary one viewing at a time! (I had to Google this...haha) Byzantine - (of a system or situation) excessively complicated, and typically involving a great deal of administrative detail. "Byzantine insurance regulations"
Please correct me if this information that I read is that Thai police must pay for their own gun and ammo. And from what I have observed many do not carry.
Guess what? It’s perfectly legal in many states for US citizens as well as lawfully admitted foreign nationals to constitutionally carry and/or apply for a concealed carry permit. Meanwhile I can’t (without great difficulty) shoot IDPA or other pistol competitions in Thailand.
If I domiciled in the beautiful country of TH, I would quietly maintain deterrents and local enforcement contacts. But that's a very long shot (pun intended); much better to live in harmony amongst the people and add to the welfare and SANUK of your community. It's easy in 2022 to forget it's about SANUK :0). I should add, I live and have family in Oakland, CA and I have never been anywhere in Asia remotely as dicey as our own streets here ;).
I am quite happy to leave America’s gun culture. I feel a lot safer, in general, here in Thailand than in the US. However, there are no shortage of news stories of gun violence so I am not walking around thinking there are no guns in Thailand.
The government sure is great at brainwashing it’s own citizens to give up there rights. With everything going on in the world it scares the shit out of me that people like you beg for more government restrictions.
