Well to answer your questions:
1)The Daewoo is made in the ROK. They were one of the first to license produce the M-16. It is a high quality rifle. Mine has been more accurate than any of my AR's. The AK gas system gives it the edge in reliablity as well in my opinion.
2)You can still buy them, you saw one in a gunshop, right? They are no longer imported though. What's in the country now, is what the supply will be unless somebody starts briging them in again.
Here is what a pre-ban K2 looks like:
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They are in my opinion, better than the AR-15. The stock really folds, the gas system doesn't blow dirt into the action and is adjustable, it takes AR-15/M-16 accessories, the sights are much better than the A1 and more practical than the A2, it's far easier to maintain, and it's still a lightweight rifle.
Alot of folks bring up the lack of parts. This is valid, but many AR parts fit outright, or can be easily modified to work. Some parts would have to be custom made, but even then it's not impossible by any means. I do not believe the rifle to be any more prone to breakage than the AR. The question is really how much do you really need spare parts? SHTF scenario? Well, I'd take my Daewoo without parts over an AR without parts. Since I can plan ahead, I'd already have the spare parts on hand for the Daewoo, if that's what I'm worried about. Like I said, there's many of the parts are AR compatible, and you could just make a firing pin and ejector pretty easy. All the springs and pins are AR. The internals are avaialable from ACE, Ltd. The bolt carrier can be made from an AR carrier. If you want a whole extra rifle worth of parts, just buy another rifle.
Get it, they're great rifles.
Ross