Illinois Moves Against .50s...

...but, to its credit, the Chicago Sun-Times doesn't dance to the same B-S tune:

Anti-gun lawmakers are seeking a ban on .50-caliber "sniper rifles," saying they're favored by terrorists and can shoot down aircraft from a range of more than 2,000 yards -- though they don't appear to be tied to any crimes here in the last decade, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis shows.