"Want to have a gun legally? What to do? Summary in a minute."

The 2026 legal purchase of firearms in Thailand has the main steps to be taken strictly through government agencies:

1. Choose a favorite gun

2. Check buyer qualifications

The applicant must have the qualifications required by law:

* Age: Aged (20 years and over)

* Address: Named in the local household register where the application has been filed for not less than 6 months.

* Conduct: Never sentenced to imprisonment in a criminal case (except for misdemeanor or negligence) and not to a person of insanity or incompetence.

* Occupation: Have a certain bona fide career and income to show the need to take care of the property.

3. Prepare archives

* General public: ID card, household registration, certificate of conduct (from civil servants level 6 and above), proof of occupation (e.g. salary slip or company registration book), and bank account book (Statement)

* Civil servants: civil servant identification, household registration, and credentials from superiors.

4. Procedure (Prathom 1 to Prathom 4)

5. Submit an application (Primary 1): Contact the People's Service Center (Wang Chaiya) for the BMA or the District Office for the Provinces to notify them of the wish to buy a gun.

6. Fingerprinting: To check criminal records

7. Get a license to buy (Prathom 3): Once approved, you will get Prathom 3 to apply for a gun purchase from a store or transfer from a person (this is valid for 6 months).

8. Buy and check the gun: Take Prathom 3 to buy the gun at the store, then bring the gun with the cut document transferred from the store to the officer to check the number.

9. Get a Possession Permit (Primary 4): When all things are validated, the officer will issue Primary 4, which is a license to have and use firearms permanently.

Preliminary fee rates

* Purchase Permit (Primary 3): 5-10 baht (depending on gun type)

* License available and used (Primary 4): 100-500 baht

What are the various grade leaves?

Primary 1 is various petitions.

B.C. 2 is a license to order or import firearms.

Primary 3 is a license to purchase a personal firearm or ammunition machine to have a firearm or ammunition machine for trade.

Primary 4 is a license to have and use firearms. To have firearms to store and use temporary firearms and ammunition.

# Step to buy a gun