Why would you guess the cop is an FFL? Face to face sales between two private individuals who both reside in the same state (the infamous gun show loophole) is perfectly legal in Texas, as it is in most (but not all) states.
If he were in fact an FFL, then the cop would have been required to have the purchaser fill out an ATF form 4473 and to run a NICS background check on the purchaser, even if the sale occurred in a South Houston Park. (The not-so-famous requirement of any FFL, even if they're at a gun show.)
“Why would you guess the cop is an FFL?”
Because I was making a HUGE assumption that the cop was responsible...
See my post to Tupelo... but you guys are nuts if you would sell any weapons to total strangers and keep the paper trail back to your house.. ESPECIALLY south Houston thugs..
Here’s the next headline I see
Houston PD Guns used in local homicide....