Yep, and I wouldn’t worry too much in most places in the south, hell I spent 14 years in LE and bought and sold several guns to people on here back then.i have knowingly sold items to law enforcement officers...nice people in my experience...
I like most all LE, but not when they are behind me or running radar when I’m speeding. Nice guys unless they are working something I might come afoul of.
People are ignoring the Feds which I never trusted, and jurisdictions like NY that have been known to go after people here that sold stuff that wound up there.
I thinks it’s just plain smart to make some effort to keep you out of legal trouble.