11 songs. Release date: May 24, 2010 A new solo album by Chris Charles featuring 11 new songs. “No More Guns.” In this song, Chris raises the constitutional question; Should we really all have a constitutional right to own a gun? Is this really the best way to go in the 21st century? What seemed like a good idea to the founders of the country in the 1700’s may need to be re-thought. But because of the NRA, that debate will probably never see the light of day. They will block any proposed legislation to change it, and shout down anyone who may suggest that there's a better way. The price of course, is that we will continue to have incidents such as what happened at Columbine and Virginia Tech. That will be the price we pay. Here's an idea that may help. Congress should enact a tax on guns and ammunition, with money raised being used to enhance mental health services. No 2nd Amendment problem with this, and the higher price may discourage some people from buying a gun. Update: Chris has written 2 more songs on this subject, which were released on the "Goin' Back To Jersey" album, titled: "The United States of the N.R.A." And "Redneck Republic." Twang Music Update: Since I wrote "No More Guns" in the spring of 2009, the following random mass shootings have occurred: 11/05/09 - Ft Hood, Texas 02/05/10 - Madison, Alabama 02/12/10 - Huntsville, Alabama 03/09/10 - Ohio State University 01/05/11 - Omaha, Nebraska 01/05/11 - Houston, Texas 01/08/11 - Tucson, Arizona 05/10/11 - San Jose, California 12/08/11 - Blacksburg, Virginia 02/10/12 - Walpole, New Hampshire 02/27/12 - Chardon, Ohio 03/06/12 - Jacksonville, Florida 04/02/12 - Oakland, California 07/20/12 - Aurora, Colorado 08/05/12 - Oak Creek, Wisconsin 08/13/12 - College Station, Texas 08/24/12 - Empire State Bldg. New York City 08/31/12 - Old Bridge, New Jersey 09/27/12 - Minneapolis, Minnesota 10/21/12 - Brookfield, Wisconsin 12/11/12 - Portland, Oregon 12/14/12 - Newtown, Connecticut 12/24/12 - Webster, New York 01/05/13 - Aurora, Colorado - AGAIN! 01/10/13 - Taft, California 01/22/13 - Houston, Texas 02/19/13 - Orange County, California 02/21/13 - Las Vegas, Nevada 02/25/13 - Silverton, Oregon 03/13/13 - Herkimer, New York 05/12/13 - New Orleans, LA. 06/07/13 - Santa Monica, California 06/13/13 - St. Louis, Missouri 06/21/13 - Greenville, North Carolina 07/26/13 - Hialeah, Florida 08/06/13 - Saylorsburg, Pa. 09/16/13 - Washington, DC 09/19/13 - Chicago, Illinois 10/21/13 - Sparks, Nevada 11/01/13 - Los Angeles Int'l Airport 11/13/13 - Pittsburgh, Pa. 12/13/13 - Centennial, Colorado 12/17/13 - Reno, Nevada 01/14/14 - Roswell, New Mexico 01/15/14 - Elkhart, Indiana 01/17/14 - Philadelphia, PA. 01/25/14 - Columbia, Maryland 04/02/14 - Ft. Hood, Texas. - AGAIN! 04/13/14 - Overland Park, Kansas 05/06/14 - Atlanta, Georgia 05/23/14 - Santa Barbara, CA. 05/31/14 - Norfolk, Virginia 06/05/14 - Seattle, Washington 06/08/14 - Las Vegas, Nevada. AGAIN! 06/10/14 - Troutdale, Oregon 07/05/14 - Indianapolis, Indiana 07/09/14 - Houston, Texas. AGAIN! 10/24/14 - Marysville, Washington 11/19/14 - Tallahassee, Florida 11/28/14 - Austin, Texas 02/07/15 - Douglas County, Georgia 02/07/15 - Monroeville, Pa. 02/26/15 - Tyrone, Missouri 03/18/15 - Mesa, Arizona 06/13/15 - Dallas, Texas The killing continues. Is your town next? We continue to pay the price. Chris Charles At this time (6/13/15) I am going to discontue listing these incidents. I think I've made my point. You can hear my new songs on this issue; "The United States of the NRA" and "Redneck Republic" on the "Goin' Back To Jersey" album, which was released in February 2015. 6/20/15 - 4 days after I decided to stop listing these incidents, another one happened in Charleston, South Carolina. A gunman killed 9 people in a church. 6/17/15. Recorded at Twang Music Studios in Portland Oregon. Mastering by Jon Lindahl at Fresh Tracks Studio. All songs written, produced and performed by Chris Charles, Copyright 2010, BMI. "When My Woman Moved Out" co-written with Tim Otto. All instruments and vocals: Chris Charles.