The Gunshots Echoed Through Debsirin: A Wake Up Call for Thailand The streets outside Debsirin School in Nonthaburi were chaotic on that fateful Friday morning, with panicked students streaming out and paramedics rushing in to treat the wounded.
But it's what happened inside those classrooms – the slaughter of five teachers and the injuring of 23 others, including pupils – that demands our attention.
The shooting highlights the urgent need for stricter gun control measures in a country where gun ownership rates are among the highest in the world, with unlicensed owners outnumbering licensed ones by almost threefold.