Cambodia News, (Banteay Meanchey): According to the National Police General Commission, at 12 noon on April 9, 2023, two suspects on a motorcycle stole a bag from a woman who was sleeping under her house, in O Chuob village, Rohat Teuk district, Banteay Meanchey Province.
Colonel Sin Narak, police chief of Mongkul Borei district, said that the two suspects from O'Ke village, Malai district, were riding a black 2016 Honda Dream motorcycle from Malai district to Mongkul Borei district, with a handgun they had bought from Thailand .

Arriving at O Chuob village, the two men saw Im Kim Veasna, a 51-year-old female, sleeping under the house alone, with her purse next to her. But the house owner woke up sharply when her bag was stolen; she began to scream loudly for help, and the villagers and local officers all came running and chased after the thieves.

One of the thieves, Kheng Vichet, was caught by the villagers and the guards, and he pulled out the handgun to threaten his pursuers, but he was captured while the other thief escaped on the motorbike with the bag. This accomplice is currently being sought by the authorities, while Kheng Vichet and an unregistered pistol with five bullets have been sent to the Banteay Meanchey Provincial Police for further investigation.

John Bingham wrote: ↑Wed Apr 12, 2023 12:19 am Is that what a Thai pistol looks like? Looks like garbage.

Yeah, especially compared to the one they issue to top gov't officials...

...here is the one belonging to the nutball deputy-whatever who shot his 'friend' the other night in front of his house while drinking together...

Sorry, wrong crime... Gun comes from this gov't official...

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501271797/ ... road-rage/

Not necessarily. The government issues only about 2,000 private handgun licenses every year. (Military and police are not included in this low number of licenses, and they don't require papers, but most soldiers wouldn't have a personal weapon unless a general, etc)...

Anyway, the few handgun licenses that are issued go mostly to special security guys and "civil servants"... that is the official definition from the gov't of those who are permitted gun licenses legally. The above guy might fall into the category of eligible civil servants if he was high up enough... I don't know...

UPDATE

The man who was arrested with the pistol, fired off one shot at the police, but no one was hurt and he was taken into custody. Police recovered the stolen bag which contained a mobile phone, 8,000 baht and 200,000 Khmer Riel, a pair of gold earrings, a necklace, a pearl necklace, $ 600.