What the public knows so far about the case is that the killing spree began with a real estate dispute. Nathee said Thailand has an acute problem with gun control which needs to speedily be addressed to open opportunities for people to use dialogue instead of weapons to address conflicts. "It is about time law makers discuss gun control, because, for one, their ease of accessibility makes people misuse them. Gun owners claim they need to own a weapon to protect themselves, but research has proven otherwise; it is often used to address conflicts which sadly end in death," said the criminologist, whose expertise also includes penology. "We need to strictly abide by gun laws and enforce them to the maximum to have any chance of controlling gun-related crimes in the country.

Source: Bangkok Post February 17, 2020 23:37 UTC