Government (including law enforcement agencies, of course) have only such powers and authority as has been delegated by the citizens.

When the citizens have been prohibited something, then the citizens can no longer delegate that to government.

Anyone who has ever read "Animal Farm" will easily recognize what has been happening with government in the United States. Laws passed by Congress that specifically exempt Congress from those laws. Everyone is theoretically equal, however in practice some are alwasy a bit more "equal" than everyone else. A Constitution intended specifically to constrain and circumscribe government, and a Bill of Rights intended specifically to enumerate and guarantee individual liberties, now viewed as a "living document" that can be forever reinterpreted to fit whatever those in power choose for it to mean.

I applaud every manufacturer and distributor that refuses to sell to oppressive government entities, moves their production facilities out of states with governments that fail in their duties to safeguard individual liberties, etc. While the occasional big government contract may be a profitable part of business, all of the government contracts put together cannot match the business volume provided by the general public.