alperstein. gentlemen, welcome to both of you. thanks for having us. michael, let s talk knives first. we don t know exactly what kind of knife freddie gray had apparently inside of his waistband. but what do we know about that knife? well i can tell you what s legal in maryland and what s not legal in maryland. i have a couple examples here i d like to show you. first of all, one of the most popular knives out there is called a fixed-blade knife. this is probably a four-inch blade. this is perfectly legal in maryland to have and to carry. we have folding knives, which are very popular. this is a folding knife here. you have to manually open this knife with your thumb. there s no spring assist. you can see it doesn t come up any faster than i move my thumb, and it knocks into place. that s a legal knife in maryland. this is my own personal pocket knife i carry every day. again, perfectly legal. there s no spring in it. i have to open that with my thumb. it only opens as quickly a