All of the usual suspects in the gun-blogging world have been closely following the CNN story, wherein in trying to illustrate how lax firearms laws are (in proposing their latest ban), the gun grabbers unwittingly committed several federal felonies. Kudos to GeekWithA.45 for also taking the time to debunk CNN's claim that the .50 BMG rifle can penetrate the exterior of a commercial aircraft door.

Oh, and by the way, since you're so good at shooting stationary targets 1000 yards away, what's the holdover and windage for an object mile away, traveling 500 mph at a 45 degree angle to your position at 2000 feet in a 10mph westerly wind? You're not going to hit shit in flight without that information, even assuming the solution exists within the performance envelope.

It's one thing to take careful aim at a stationary object. It's quite another when that object is moving several hundred miles an hour.

UPDATE: On the subject of CNN's alleged felonies, Countertop notes that the ATF's supposed sudden concern about "intent" is bullshit, and if they refuse to act would amount to selective prosecution.