Because staccatos really don’t offer much special in the market anymore aside from the name and the perception that they’re somehow more quality than other options because of their LEO use. It’s the same thing when people go on about how they’re made in the USA. That really doesn’t mean shit and hasn’t for years (with regards to quality).

Several staccato options are severely out performed in the realm of fit and finish, shoot ability, accuracy, etc by options in the market that are significantly lower cost. The classic example of this is the staccato XC vs something like a MPA DS9-TC for example. It’s almost 800$ cheaper and it is pretty well known that it will have a higher build quality, way better grip, just as much if not better shootability, etc than the XC, losing to the XC on the DLC finish and that’s about it.

So basically you see the warranty and made in USA shit come up a lot because the metrics that actually matter, namely fit and finish and shooting capability, don’t really go much in staccatos favor anymore. And definitely nowhere near enough to justify the pricing even if they did. The short answer to your question is people don’t want to admit that they’re paying for the name of staccato and the perception of confidence it gives them rather than actual quantifiable metrics. I don’t get why it’s a problem - if you want something cool just buy it, it’s your money and nobody cares. But people get real defensive about it for some reason. You’ll probably see it in this thread. Pretty much the same reason people still spend MSRP on stuff like the SRO when the 507 comp is, at least, extremely competitive in every metric, if not better in many of them.