More than 100 current and former University of Kansas faculty and staff are publicly affirming the free-speech rights of a professor whose Twitter post against the National Rifle Association sparked a political firestorm.
Their statement described the tweet by associate professor of journalism David Guth as "intemperate" but said the signers support his right to express his ideas.
Retired American Studies Professor Bill Tuttle said the statement is a response to comments from conservative Republican Kansas legislators that Guth should be fired.
Guth is on indefinite paid leave and declined to comment.