I've owned several brands of guns. Several of the pistol brands were made in states that have the strictest gun laws. I'm still not completely aware of all of the manufactures of the northeastern makers. What I would like to know is the name of some of the "free state" manufactures. Even some overseas manufacturers would be nice. If this means paying more for a gun just on principle then so be it. I do feel good knowing my HK was built in Germany and hopefully a cz in the Czech Republic sometime in the future.