to the point of attacking jason mattera. what is wrong with the question of, are you willing to give up your armed security if you're such a big proponent of gun control. michael bloomberg has been arguing that guns make us less safe. so if that is the case, then why does michael bloomberg need five armed security guards who have handguns, who i'm sure have some kind of ar-15 rifle in the car, why do they need that if that's the case if guns don't make us safer? >> here is the difference. what we're talking about is having a trained police officer who knows how to handle a weapon and weeks of training as to how to handle a weapon, what we're not talking about are vigilantes and-- >> christy, wait a second. >> yeah. >> sean: i've been a pistol marksman since i'm 11 years old and i have threats as well. wait a minute, i can't carry a gun that has more than seven bullets or else i'm going to get arrested. >> what about a woman that maybe had an abusive relationship and' restraining order, should she be able to protect herself l

>>steve: jason mattera never puts down his soda.ng fun of the mayor, also banned big sodas here because he thought the sugar was motte good and healthy -- sugar was not good and healthy. >>steve: his security team did exactly what they're supposed to do. they did his job. jason mattera did his job. >>brian: secret service is a lot different than local police. i think secret service has to carry a gun. like the n.r.a. should not be bringing up president obama's kids because they have guns. that's just the rules. >>steve: there are a lot of people who don't like guns but they use them nonetheless. in the op-ed pages of the "new york times" today there is a fellow by the name of justin cronyn who lives in texas, confessions of a liberal gun owner. >>gretchen: this gentleman says he's a new england liberal born and bred but now lives in texas, and he likes to have his guns. here's a portion of the op-ed. my wife is afraid of my guns, though she also says she's glad i have them. my 16-year-old daughter asked to take a pistol lesson. the

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granted jason mattera is well-known for his jabs in left-leaning causes. he asks bloomberg how he can support gun control with the security. >> look at the team of security you have got. ? the spirit of gun control will you disarm your entire security team? >> we'll get back to you. >> would you like a sip of my soda? >> mattera is a conservative radio talk show host. that mention of soda is a dig of his ban on sodas. one member of the security team approached him twice more asking for i.d., the confrontation ended without incident. >>> the nation's esecond larges automaker reported stronger earnings in the last quarter of 2012. alison kosik is here to tell us how good it it is. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, coral, ford posted a 54% rise in profit in the final three months of 2012 so that tops expectations. you look at sales especially in north america they jumped but europe continues to be a big problem for the company, in fact ford's operations there are actually posted a loss which when you think about it not so surprising when you consider t