Jillian Carr

Purdue University Website

Jillian Carr is Associate Professor of Economics at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Texas A&M University.

Voting History

Mass violence

Red flag laws, allowing police or family members to petition a court to temporarily remove firearms from a person who presents a danger to themselves or others, would reduce the frequency or severity of mass violence.

Vote Confidence
Agree 5
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Agree 7
Comments

Universal background checks, which would require almost all firearm sales in the US to go through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, would reduce the frequency or severity of mass violence.

Vote Confidence
Agree 2
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Agree 5
Comments

I think that the efficacy of this type of policy really depends on the strength of implementation. Which loopholes exist and the coordination of getting local and state information to the national database in a timely manner could impact how effective the system is.

Increasing the presence of armed security at schools and other public venues would reduce the frequency or severity of mass violence.

Vote Confidence
Disagree 4
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Neutral/No Opinion 5
Comments

This is a particularly challenging policy choice. Anecdotally, this security has had minimal impact on diffusing events of mass violence, and the presence of armed security, especially in schools, potentially has high costs.