police officer shoot kill tacoma washington wednesday mark 200th time police officer member law enforcement shoot 2016. accord data compile everytownresearch.org quarter shoot fatal total 56 officer kill 203 injure 200 shootings.the huffington post report thursday sixty-nine shoot take place state background-check laws handgun sales state employ 337,679 full-time swear police officer state without laws employ 299,355 officer 131 shoot law enforcement officers.twenty-one 25 state high number shoot incidents per police officer background check handgun sales huffpost analysis shows.seventy-five percent firearms use year police shoot 151 total gun handguns accord statistics compile national law enforcement memorial fund total number officer-related deaths 2014 double 2015 texas deadly state officer texas alone 18 officer shoot kill include die tragically ambush dallas july 7th day night police officer run toward danger keep rest us safe tragic milestone sober reminder risk face say john feinblatt everytown president reduce risk data show make hard criminals get gun long past time close dangerous loophole laws let criminals buy gun background check question ask license gun dealers require federal law perform background check buyers however unlicensed dealers individuals sell weapons online gun show bind federal law thus allow anyone regardless mental health criminal history purchase firearms endanger live millions.looking currently 18 state require background check handgun purchase require universal background check firearms state require background check everytown data show officer state 48 percent less likely kill handguns astound data strongly suggest expand background check enforce state would save countless live yet nra strongly oppose insist laws stop criminals get gun logic large percentage shoot officer relate commit license gun owners study do four conceal carry state 2016 show 302 shoot deaths commit license owners 74 florida 51 texas 33 ohio 19 washington.the nra refuse comment study state need information research conduct sarah tofte everytown research director say group confident research methods factor contribute shoot complicate single policy explain variation tell huffpost say know research background check save live state owe first responders everything power protect clear simple state require universal background check chance police officer shoot reduce 50 percent gun reform need happen.featured image via getty/stewart f. house/stringer head nra data show opposition background check kill dozens cop