[El Gato]

Please list brands that are relatively easy to buy in the United States as most of us don't have access to that clever gunmaker in the Czech Republic or wherever

Czech made CZs and Slovak make ZC are both easy to find in the US, the former more so than than the latter. Plus, Italian made copies, or in one case derivative which CZ later copied, are available from EAA (European American Armory). All can be found at any medium to large gun show.

[mylife]

And the CZ 75 is an excellent pistol.