Andrew Gideon wrote:

Hmm. Any ideas how to contact an author (esp. from several years ago)?

That particular author is tom dot horne at aopa dot org.

But I'd love to read the legal opinion you've mentioned.

A little more searching turned up this article.

http://www.aopa.org/members/ftmag/ar...m?article=1131

George Patterson
In Idaho, tossing a rattlesnake into a crowded room is felony assault.
In Tennessee, it's evangelism.