Colt did it before HK - first in the 90s and then again this past year.
And I'm sure you remember some "Political Correctness"-driven butt-kissing by Ruger & Smith, back when Clinton was president. Kind of funny about Colt and HK, though: folks generally attribute Colt's 'attitude problem' to corporate mismanagement (i.e., stupidity), while with HK, it's assumed to be the stereotypical, teutonic ubermensch mindset...