Gun Crazy

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 28, 2010

Life-long liberal Dan Baum talks about "Happiness is a Worn Gun: My Concealed Weapon and Me", his cover story for the August issue of Harper’s Magazine, in which he makes the case for carrying a gun, just weeks after the Supreme Court expanded such rights. Plus: A social media expert on why you should embrace your online life; and how America’s collective sweet tooth may be fundamentally changing our summer vegetables.

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