The Texas Democratic Party has apologized for a tweet on the official party Twitter account that appeared to link the Monday night shooting of a police officer at Texas Tech University with the state's new 'Campus Carry' law, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.
"Allowing concealed guns on college campuses was a dumb and dangerous idea," the tweet, which has now been deleted, read.
First of all, to carry a gun legally on a college campus, you have to have a permit to carry a weapon, and only people over the age of 21 can get a permit. Accused gunman Hollis Daniels is 19.
Secondly, there is yet no indication where Daniels got the gun he used to allegedly shoot the campus officer in the head, and it is not clear that he ever carried the gun on the Texas Tech campus.
So clearly the Campus Carry law had nothing to do with Monday night's tragedy in Lubbock.
Texas Democratic Party Executive Director Manny Garcia issued an apology on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, bond for Daniels is set at $5 million on a capital murder charge.
An affidavit released by the university claims Daniels admitted to the shooting when he was arrested after running out of the police station, saying he had ''f***ed up,' and 'done something illogical.'
Police said there had been reports of Daniels acting 'erratically' and indications he may be in possession of a weapon, which is what prompted the 'welfare check.'
Police said they found drugs in Daniels' dorm room, and he was in the process of being booked on that charge when Officer Floyd East Jr. was shot in the head.