Yes Gentlemen, it is true,colt has purchased H&K for about 100 million. Colt also has said that they intend to stop the sale of H&K guns here in the U.S. Colt also seems to have changed position again on selling Colt's own guns, only to law enforcement and the military, leaving American citizens out of the market. You can find offical info in print about this in Reuter's Business. The site address is http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/19991229/bs/arms_britain_1.html