Strange Radio/Guns Story

This story comes out of Pittsburgh and is reported this morning by Tom Taylor's NOW newsletter...

"Pittsburgh jock is off the air after a Facebook posting about guns. The cause-and-effect – if any – is murky, but morning jock Tim Benz is at least temporarily MIA at Clear Channel’s modern rock WXDX (105.9). Somebody posted a critical note on the station’s Facebook page about a local outfit named Pittsburgh Tactical Firearms giving away an AR-15 rifle and 1,000 rounds of ammo. The poster said “let’s take time out from our usual shenanigans and get serious for a sec…is this the best way to contribute to the gun control debate?” As the Tribune-Review says, “Benz left the air Friday after arguing with listeners about his support of stricter gun laws.” He tells the paper, “there was a flare-up about gun control on the show, which included a good deal of flashback against the station. I wasn’t able to walk away from the fight...[so] I decided to walk away from the Morning Show.” The Post-Gazette adds this quick Facebook response by Pittsburgh Tactical Firearms – “Wow, so Tim Benz...is resigning because of retaliation from negative comments made about my company...and the 2nd amendment. Goes to show you what happens when you bash the constitution on air.” Benz tells the Post-Gazette he “plans to honor the remaining terms of my contract...in whatever way the company best sees fit.”

Things do get heated very quickly when the subject is guns. (I've gotten a few doozy e-mails I have chosen not to share.) But I don't quite understand why this guy resigned from the radio station. There must be more to this story.