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 .
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??
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.
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.
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 ;).
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.
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.
Like most countries, the criminals all have guns but the law abiding citizens are unarmed.
We're in a southern province and guns are everywhere. You don't really see them much but people are packing.
when I was in Thailand gun killings I'd hear about on the news were usually done using a Glock, not old army relics
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..
first video I have watched....and the last. Nothing like a snotty Brit . We had a war, You lost. Get over it.
Thank you very informative
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.
Another interesting discussion, congrats The Thaiger !
What about air pallet guns. I see them offered for sale in various markets.
If high preasure more than 550fps is a real gun in Thailand.
We have a pump action shotgun registered to my wife. What would be the consequences if I used it on an intruder on our property.
if you ever do say your wife did it
@@southernbreeze3278 lol 👍
Depends on the size of your brown envelope
Your wife used it! Remember that you hid somewhere.
In your own house, no ploblem
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.
If you are a foreignor, any weapon is 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 .
@@senseijoe8.292 so far my local police don't hassle me over a walking stick. :-)
Thais seem to get around all the regulations easily......
This is Thailand
Once again different rules for Thais .
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??
Only protocol thats all.
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.
First time I've seen Ben not wear a tie
You should have seen him in Kansas.
No gun's for Tim
I got to play with a AKA-47 in pattyaya hehehe was fun . That was at a range .
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"
If you have dual citizenship due to marriage or a certain amount of time in Thailand, can you own a gun?
i can go to my trap and skeet range and shoot clay pigeons when i want to. Not really restrictive in that since
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.
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 ;).
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.
Knives are much more efficient and reliable. You can buy many types of knives in Thailand which could easily decapitate a human or dog.
You have another video, where a Thai legal expert is saying the complete opposite regarding a foriegner owning a firearm
And arm Bears
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.
It's not the "gun culture" that makes parts of America dangerous. It is gangs and criminals with guns.
@@ubiquitousdiabolus I agree!
Start getting the black communities then let me know how safe you feel.
ukraina now
What About an Airgun
I bought an air pistol at a toy store :)
If air pressure is 550fps it's call a real gun in thailand
Can me thai wife own a gun? While we are together
Yes, she Thai
Yes
Guns FFS 🙄
I don't own a gun now where I live so I sure don't need one in Thailand.
Ummerikan gun nuts... Whatta a plague
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I would never own one and I think it should be stricked The second did not say modern guns just muskets and it should be changed to none.
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.
Bullshit. The second says "arms". Go back to school Karen
It did not say muskets it said “arms”
glad you do not make the laws.
The civilians had better weapons(small Arms)than the military up until 70s. So when it was written the civilian’s had better guns than military.