Brian Aitken

Who is Brian Aitken?

Brian Aitken is a Webby Award nominated marketing consultant, entrepreneur, and writer whose work has appeared across hundreds of networks including FOX, Huffington Post, Forbes, Mediaite, and BuzzFeed. In 2009 he was arrested and later imprisoned for possession of handguns legally purchased in Colorado and transported in New Jersey from one residence to another. His case has become a battleground for gun control advocates and opponents alike after he was sentenced to seven years in prison.

On 20 December 2010, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a letter ordering the immediate release of Aitken from Mid-State Correctional Facility. For about a year, from January 2011 through January 2012, Aitken was the Director of New Media for America's oldest free market organization, the Foundation for Economic Education and has spoken openly about freedom and liberty.

On March 30, 2012 two of the three convictions were overturned by the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division and on April 4, 2012 the State of New Jersey dismissed the outstanding charge of 'Illegal Possession of Firearms'.

Four years after Governor Christie issued Aitken Executive Clemency, Aitken crowdfunded over $40,000 to write his memoir by pre-selling over one-thousand copies of his to-be-released book. Funding from the Indiegogo campaign also went towards petitioning the United States Supreme Court and towards the effort of getting custody of his son back.