Paolo Pinotti
Paolo Pinotti is Professor of Economics and Endowed Chair in the Economic Analysis of Crime at Bocconi University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
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 |
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Strongly Agree | 7 |
Median Survey Vote | Median Survey Confidence |
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Agree | 7 |
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 |
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Disagree | 6 |
Median Survey Vote | Median Survey Confidence |
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Agree | 5 |
Comments
I'm afraid that anybody who really wants to get a gun would find a way around the background checks
Increasing the presence of armed security at schools and other public venues would reduce the frequency or severity of mass violence.
Vote | Confidence |
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Strongly Disagree | 7 |
Median Survey Vote | Median Survey Confidence |
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Neutral/No Opinion | 5 |
Comments