>>579597
look up the history of the SL8. Basically it's a civilian G36 clone that the ATF decided to ape on H&Ks ass to make more "compliant" than needs be for the then current laws. It was California compliant before it left the factory and then some, with things like having a single stack only bolt to feed 10 round SS mags. It eventually became a real gun after almost a decade of gradual (but big in terms of function) changes.
By the time it was uncucked they discontinued (2011) it since it almost became a yearly release of a new and improved (read less neutered) version. People tend to not like their product becoming obsolete the next day they wake up, plus the AR market had already been gaining steam, Sandy Hook was just a dose of crack for an already hyper nigger fueled on koolaid and jenkem.
The SL8 is one good reason H&K looks at the US civilian market like the big titted and horny daughter of an over bearing father armed with a few guns, and who has a bunch of friends with chains a pickups itching to use them. There's money to be made, sure. But the previous experience of jumping through extra special crafted just for them hoops and to dodge bullshit from the feds makes them not want to take that chance. Especially since they already sell to a shit ton to other countries armed forces and police along with the somehow easier to sell catalog of pistols for civilians they already established. They'd rather not take too much risk which is why they will be making a US factory to circumvent the import laws. Obviously it costs a ton to do this which is why they haven't done so already, but they definitely see something despite the HPA getting locked down and the other recent bullshit. you suck and H&K hates you, but they were the only company to call bullshit on the 89 import ban and ask gun owners to at least take some kind of action when the 94 AWB was becoming a thing basically they're as salty as the average britbong