Gun Buyback Event

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published May 9, 2023 at 12:15 AM EDT

Central Alabama Crimestoppers along with the city of Montgomery will be hosting a gun buyback event on May 20^th in Montgomery.

Residents can anonymously turn-in unloaded guns to receive a gift card valued from $50-$200. Officials say all firearms will be destroyed.

Participating vendors include the Council On Substance Abuse, Montgomery District Attorney’s Helping Family Initiative, One Place Family Justice Center, and Resurrection Catholic Missions and LifeSouth Community Blood Center.

The buyback event will take place at Resurrection Catholic Missions from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

The mission is located at 2815 Forbes Drive in Montgomery

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Melanie Hogan

Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.

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