Colt is as bad as Ruger. Both are manufacturers I will never own and would not sell new if I had an FFL.
One of the things that I do like about the current S&W is that they have jumped head first into the AR-15 market with the M&P15 rifles. They have made them civilian friendly. Unless an particular item is LE only (which they have none presently), they will make anything available. I just wish they wouldn't phase out the 3rd generation metallic frame pistols.
Know the law; don't ask, don't tell.
NRA, NV & UT Certified Instructor; CT, FL, ME, NH, NV, OR & UT CCW Holder
Happy new 1984; 25 years behind schedule. Send lawyers, guns and money...the SHTF...