Yeah, I was surprised to read that too. But I’m not too familiar with who’s who in the band. I’m pretty sure that some of them at least are republicans. I know they’ve performed at shows with Sean Hannity, I think in support of the troops.
There’s a possibility it’s a pandering response to being gun shy over the allegations racism due to the band’s past use of the confederate flag (as if the confederate flag means one hates blacks).