"I'm not a fan of Edward Jay Epstein, but if he's correct here, I for one have been taken in."
I was under the same impression that you have. Epstein refered to the FAA's executive summary, which I posted above. I guess in one spot, it refers to "cardboard cutters".
Another post above, refers to a "folding fighting knife", which isn't a box cutter. I was hoping many FReepers would have a handle on this and could refute Epstein.