Bruce, I have not read the ghost gun legislation, but I did read the 3 day wait period legislation and it exempts anything antique or C&R eligible under federal law. I suspect the ghost gun legislation does also. Most of the gunshops that should know better choose to err on the side of self-preservation and treat all cartridge guns as "firearms" regardless of their age. I took the printed 3 day wait statute down to my LGS and showed them the language, but they wouldn't budge. The Colorado Gun Collectors Assoc. has figured it out, and in order to avoid the 3 day wait period they have restricted sales at the annual show in May to only antiques and C&R eligible guns. I bought a Fox Model B made pre'68 a few years ago and it, of course, had no serial number although there were a bunch of large capital letters factory stamped all over the frame and barrel flats. I just had an antique Lefever F grade shipped directly to my house with no problem either. Bottom line, you are at the mercy of the gunshops for local consignment sales and they are running scared. Sell it on GI or GB and ship it directly to the buyer. Knock wood, I have never had a problem with USPS Priority Mail delivering a long gun, although I always break them down and ship in a compartmented heavy cardboard box. Good luck!
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