According to a study by the Small Arms Survey, there are an estimated 10 million firearms and guns circulating in the hands of civilians in Thailand.
The price of buy a gun in Thailand costs about $2,600 on the black market, according to previous reports.
(More prices of AK-47s and other guns on the black market.)
Source: Charlie Campbell, “If There’s Going to Be a Thai Civil War, Isaan Will Be Its Front Line,” Time, July 2, 2014.