"Anutin" gives governance to speed up drafting Royal Decree opens way to return illegal guns Expected to be completed within this week. Push for gun control measures Reduce social violence problems as quickly as possible Ms. Traisulee Traisanakul, Secretary to the Minister of Interior and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Interior, said that according to Mr. Settha Thavisin, the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Ministry of Interior has given policy to establish measures for those who own illegal guns. Not registered or licensed Allow guns to be returned to the government within a specified period of time without being found guilty. To be a measure to reduce the number of guns and problems of crime and violence in society. Most recently, Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. The Department of Provincial Administration has been assigned to draft an emergency decree (Royal Decree) which has principles that allow for the return of firearms in a specified time. The pe rson who owned the said gun was not guilty. It is expected that the agency will complete the draft and present it to the Minister of Interior within this week. This is because the Department of Provincial Administration has already drafted laws related to this matter. which is part of Draft Firearms Act Ammunition, explosives, fireworks and imitation firearms (No. ..) B.E.... which was originally going to be revised Firearms Act, B.E. 2490, but because this matter is urgent according to the policy of the Prime Minister The Department of Provincial Administration will bring only the matter of returning illegal guns into a Royal Decree first. 'Mr. Anutin has assigned the Department of Administrative Organization to handle this matter as an urgent matter. According to the policy of the Prime Minister It is an important measure to reduce the number and access to weapons that are dangerous to the lives of our fellow citizens. and the peace of society,' Ms. Traisulee said. A spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said that in addition to issuing the Royal Decree to open the way for illegal gun owners to surrender their guns to the authorities, The Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Interior is also preparing to issue other measures. to increase the strictness of possession and further control the number of firearms, such as preparing to abolish welfare guns Consideration of measures for those receiving licenses to import guns As well as specifying the suppression of illegal guns as one of the performance measurement criteria (KPI) of sheriffs and provincial governors, etc. Source: Thai News Agency