Article said they found drugs and drug paraphernalia in his room prior to bringing him in.

Sad. More families suffering tonight from gun violence.

Apparently he was brought in for drugs and the cop did not search him. When he went to get the paper work the guy shot the cop and fled.

It's sad really, because it was avoidable had the officer searched him.

Say what you want about Law Enforcement, some ARE trying to do what's good & right. I know that as a fact. I am saddened by any life taken.

" When Daniels was brought into the department for questioning, he reportedly pulled a gun and shot an officer in the head before fleeing on foot. It is unclear if Daniels had the weapon on him upon entering the campus police station. "

I expect more of this.

you have to be 21 with a valid concealed carry permit.

September 29th

One year later, concealed carry has little impact on Texas university campus

One year since campus carry was adopted at public universities in Texas, authorities in the state claim the law has not impacted campuses in any significant way.

"We have had no incidents since the law passed or since the law went into effect of criminal acts by license-to-carry holders," Ed Reynolds, Chief of the University of North Texas Police Department, told the Denton Record-Chronicle.

"We have had cases that involved weapons on campus, but the individuals that were carrying were not license-to-carry holders," Reynolds told the paper.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the law --- which allows concealed handguns in college classrooms, buildings and dorms -- in 2015. But the law, which took effect in August 2016, allows each public university to create its own implementation process and policy.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/29/one-year-later-concealed-carry-has-little-impact-on-texas-university-campus.html

his gun was illegal.

After @FBI makes a statement about the threat of Black activists, yet another white man, Texas Tech student Hollis Daniels, kills a cop.

Link to tweet

not smart...

Texas Senate Bill 11, a.k.a, the Campus Carry Law.

Texas Senate, Bill 11, Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is,amended by adding Section 411.2031 to read as follows...

(b) A license holder may carry a concealed handgun on or,about the license holder’s person while the license holder is on the campus of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education in this state.
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d or (e) an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education in this state may not adopt any rule, regulation, or other provision prohibiting license holders,from carrying handguns on the campus of the institution.

And of course:

Section 2, 411-208:
(b) A cause of action in damages may not be brought against the state, an agency or subdivision of the state, an officer or employee of the state, (etc., etc.)... for any damage caused by the actions of an applicant or license holder under this subchapter.

NY Times June 2, 2015:

"Students and faculty members at public and private universities in Texas could be allowed to carry concealed handguns into classrooms, dormitories and other buildings under a bill passed over the weekend by the Republican-dominated Legislature. The measure is being hailed as a victory by gun rights advocates and criticized by many students and professors as irresponsible and unnecessary."

And by "irresponsible", they meant "really fucking stew-pud."

This guy did not have a license to carry and was to young.

He also had drugs which were also illegal.

So is shooting a cop in the head but that didn't stop him.

I doubt very much (could be wrong) he knew he had to have a license and be age 21 (also doubt he would give a shit). Most likely all he heard was it was just fine to be packing heat on all Texas campuses; "Dude! It's legal!" The fine points, not so much.

“The perception in academia will be that Texas is a free-fire zone with yokels in the classrooms packing heat.” - Lynn W. Tatum, Baylor University. That perception, pounded into him year after year, after year by Texas' gun nuts, the Reich-wing media, and the NRA, is all this shooter had.

Texas' SB 11 encouraged this. It should now be the responsibility of the state, after this shooting, after 19-year-old Colton Tooley opened fire at the U of Texas, decades after the state that had the very first university shooting in the U.S. when Charles Whitman fired at people from the school’s clock tower killing 16, to re-visit the law and their assumptions.

They won't.