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Thai teen shooter watched violent videos, brought BB gun to school
Thai teen shooter watched violent videos, brought BB gun to school
A 14-year-old boy in Thailand shot his grandparents with his grandfather's handgun before killing five teachers and staff at his school and then turning the gun on himself. A 12-year-old girl wounded…
The Story in Brief
A 14-year-old boy in Thailand shot his grandparents with his grandfather's handgun before killing five teachers and staff at his school and then turning the gun on himself. A 12-year-old girl wounded in the attack died the next day. Police said Sunday the teen had watched violent videos online and had brought a BB gun to school last year, which a teacher confiscated. He had lived with his grandparents since his parents separated. The boy's father apologised, and the prime minister said the boy was stressed about school, according to local media. Thailand has one of the region's highest gun ownership rates, with an estimated 10 million firearms in private hands.
The Indian Opinion
Stories about this tragedy risk reducing it to either violent videos or a single strict grandmother. But Thailand has an estimated 10 million guns for 70 million people, and past pledges to tighten laws have failed to prevent repeated shootings. The real question is whether this event will finally force meaningful action on gun control, or will it fade like the others?
Sources (2): ndtv.com, hindustantimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
