In one of the worst acts of gun violence in Thailand in recent memory, a 14-year-old gunman opened fire at Siam Paragon, a high-end shopping mall in the heart of Bangkok, killing two innocent young women, a Chinese tourist and a 31-year-old Myanmar national, Moe Myint who worked at a toy store at the mall. As is normal after national tragedies such as these, the media and the public tried to make sense of the loss, examining the mental health of the assailant, who reportedly was diagnosed with schizophrenia, the prevalence of firearms in the country due to weak national gun legislation, and the impact on Thailand’s internal security.
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