Part 1.
Firearms and Ammunition

Section 7 It is prohibited for anyone from making, buying, owning, using, ordering or importing of firearms or ammunition, except for those granted a license from the local registrar.

Section 8 It is prohibited for anyone to possess ammunition that is not used a license to possess and use firearms

Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, Fireworks, and the Equivalent of Firearm Act B.E.2490 (1947) 1947, page (5 of 32)

Section 8 Bis* it is prohibited for anyone to carry firearms within a town, village or public way without a license to carry firearms, except in case of necessity or emergency appropriate to the circumstances.

In any case it is prohibited from carrying firearms in open or carry to communities provided for worshipping, merriment, entertainment, or any others.

*The statements in this Act are not applicable to,
(I) Authorities who have the duty to maintain the public order, and the military and police during perform one’s duty
(2) Government official, staff or employees of the government agencies or state enterprises according to Section 5, first paragraph (I) (b) or (c) on duty for defense the country or keep peace and order of the public or important property of the government.
(3) People who are authorized to have and use pursuant to Section 5, the first paragraph (1) (e) while helping the government, and there is a need to have and use firearms for it.

*[Section 8 Bis addition by the National Administrative Reform Council Orer No. 44 dated 21 October B.E.2519 (1976) for the statements in the third paragraph amended by the Act (No.7) B.E.2522 (1979)].

Section 9 Licenses to own and use firearms and ammunition for self-defense persons may be issued or protection against property or for use in sports or hunting.

Such licenses are issued for each firearm.

Section 10 Firearms issued pursuant to the preceding Section the registrar requires identification on it as specified in the ministerial regulations.

Section 11 A license for collecting a fuearm can be issued when the registrar deems it is defective and cannot be fired or it is outdated or was awarded from a shooting competition by a government agency.

Section 12 Firearms that have been licensed for collecting are prohibited from firing and owning ammunition for them.

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Section 13 It is prohibited to issue a license according to: persons belonging to the followers groups.
(1) Persons who have been imprisoned for criminal offenses as follows:
(a) Sections 97 through 111, Section 120, Sections 177 through 183, Sections 249 and 250 or Sections 293 through 303.
(b) Sections 254 through 257 and being released from prison less than 5 years from the date of prison release up to the date of filing for the license, except in case of an offense that is committed with necessity or for self protection or on provocation.

(2) Persons who are imprisoned for offenses that violate the Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives and Fireworks Act of 1934 Sections 11, 22, 29 or 33 or this Act in Sections 7, 24, 33 or 38.

(3) Persons who have been imprisoned from two or more times and up during the preceding five years in retroactive from the date of filing the application provided that the offenses west not those as specified offenses other than that provisioned in (1) and (2) except committed by negligence or being petty offenses.

(4) Persons who have not come of age,
(5) Persons who cannot use firearms by a reason of physical disability or are handicap, except for keeping pursuant to Section 11,
(6) Persons who are incapacitated or quasi-incapacitated or being insane or unsound mind persons.
(7) Persons who have neither occupation nor income,
(8) Persons who have no permanent address.
(9) Persons who committed gross misconduct that may affect the peace and order of the people.

* It is prohibited from issuing the license to own and use firearms to a person with his name in the House Registration pursuant to the law on House Registration and has domicile in that locality in less than six months.

*[The statements in the second paragraph of Section 13 are amended by the National Administrative Reform Council Order No. 44 dated 21 October B.E.2519 (1976)].

Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, Fireworks, and the Equivalent of Firearms Act B.E. 2490 (1947), page (7 of 32)

Section 14 Any person wishes to allow other people to own or use firearms or ammunition for protection of his property by others or has to import or purchase firearms or ammunition for that purpose may seek a special permit from the local registrar where he is domiciled there. This license the registrar may issue is by approval of the authority appointed by the Minister.

The receiver of the firearms as referred to in the preceding paragraph may not beprohibited from possession pursuant to Section 13.

Section 15 In ordering firearms or ammunition in this part; apply Sections 30 and 31 with the necessary changes.

Section 16 On import of firearms or ammunition the importer shall to notify in writing and deliver them to the customs officers at the first import checkpoint, except in case the Finance Minister specifies other customs checkpoint.

After the customs officer receives a notice and takes delivery of the firearms or ammunition, he shall notify the nearest registrar.
However, if the importer comes to the area where there is no customs checkpoint, the importer shall notify in writing and deliver the firearms or ammunition to the nearest local registrar or his assignee without delay.

Section 17 Within 90 days from the date of delivery the firearms or ammunition to the customs officer or local registrar pursuant to Section 16, if the importer has not received permission he may file an application to receive the import license. It shall be filed with the local registrar where he has the domicile.

If the registrar permits an import of firearms or ammunition, the importer may receive the license within 60 days from the date of receiving the notice in writing.

If the registrar does not permit it in writing, the importer has to send firearms or ammunition out of the Kingdom no less than 30 days and not exceed more six months from the date of receiving the order. In case not being able to give the notice to the importer, the registrar shall advertise that order in a newspaper and post the notice in public no less than 7 days, after the due date the importer is regarded as having known the order already.

Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, Fireworks, and the Equivalent of Firearms Act B.E. 2490 (1947), page (8 of 32)

Section 18 The customs officer or local registrar pursuant to Section 16 shall keep the firearms or ammunition delivered to the importer for personal use, who passes through or stays in the Kingdom temporarily. The customs officer or local registrar as the case maybe shall keep it until the importer goes out of the Kingdom to return it to him.

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