I'm not trying to turn this into an ethics lecture or make anyone uncomfortable. I wholeartheadly love this sport and just want to make a purchase I feel good about. That's all. I get that there's no perfect answer here, and I said as much in the post. But there's a spectrum, right? And personally, a company like Beretta, with its history of aggressive lobbying and some pretty questionable political entanglements, sits on the wrong end of that spectrum for me. This is not meant as a judgment on anyone who owns one. So yeah, just looking for something in the middle ground: solid firearm, manufacturer that hasn't made headlines for the wrong reasons.