re: Colt Possibly Selling to CZ Firearms

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I love CZ products, but I wonder, Would foreign ownership affect Colt's contracts with the government?

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I think as long as they are made in the US it would be alright. CZ has CZUSA and already makes a lot of guns here.

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It sucks for Colt, but I'd say this is the best possible outcome if it happens.

CZ is a great company, very strong following. They've owned Dan Wesson awhile as noted, and haven't degraded any of their pistols.
They made a run of 1911's a couple years back under the CZ line, and didn't mess around with the DW lineup to do so, meaning they didn't kill a line in order to boost sales in the other brand.

I've browsed a CZ fan forum, and some people have made visits to the parent company in the Czech Republic;
very well-run company.
High quality manufacturing, obvious pride in their products.

There was plenty of emphasis on their history, too:
They were part of the Warsaw Pact until the '90's. The Czechs were allowed to make their own firearm models, instead of being mandated to make "Czech" Tokarevs, Makarovs, SKS and AKs, etc. I think they were the only country to be able to do so, it was because of how respected their firearm industry was.

Also being a former Communist country, what I've gathered is that they are VERY pro-West and freedom oriented, a very gun-friendly European country. They've "been there, done that" with the Socialist stuff, and like Poland and Hungary, have zero interest to do it again.