Manisha Shah

University of California - Los Angeles Website

Manisha Shah is Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Director of the Global Lab for Research in Action. She holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

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 8
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Agree 7
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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 8
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Agree 5
Comments

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

Vote Confidence
Neutral/No Opinion 6
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Neutral/No Opinion 5
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