Gun by Gun
Ian Johnstone is a seasoned professional with a diverse background in revenue generation, marketing, and strategic consulting. Currently serving as Chief Revenue Officer at The Flex Co. since December 2017, Ian has held various leadership roles including VP of Marketing and VP of Ecommerce. As a co-founder of GunByGun, Ian aids in crowdfunding gun buyback programs, addressing gun violence in America. Previous positions include Head of Growth at truBrain, co-founder and COO at blissmo, and Management Consultant at PwC, where Ian specialized in strategy and operational consulting for Fortune 500 companies. Ian's earlier experience includes a strategy consultancy role for an NGO in India, a fellowship with the Coro Foundation, and campaign work with the Democratic National Committee. Ian holds an MBA in Marketing and Organizational Leadership from Binghamton University and a Bachelor of Arts from University of California, Berkeley.
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Gun by Gun
Gun buybacks give people a safe, anonymous way to dispose of unwanted and illegal guns. They’re typically single-day events held in partnership between law enforcement and community groups where anyone can turn in a gun, no questions asked, and receive some form of compensation. All guns collected are safely destroyed. The core rationale for abuyback is that that communities with fewer guns have fewer homicides, suicides, and accidental gun deaths[i].To date, gun buybacks in the U.S. have occurred on an inconsistent basis with limited funding. As a result, they haven’t achieved a sufficient scale to demonstrate an impact on macro gun violence statistics. Because there is very little data available on their micro impacts, questions are frequently raised about their effectiveness. To understand if and how buybacks are effective in reducing gun violence, GunByGun has surveyed existing studies and collected data from participants in a broad sample of buyback programs.