ChronoCube:
IMHO, removing a manufacturer-supplied safety device from a carry gun is asking for a nasty civil suit in the event you actually use the gun. (Not that you won't necessarily get into such a suit anyway, but it doesn't help your odds.... The other guy's lawyer will be out for every cent you ever got near, and that'll help him.)
It probably doesn't matter, though, if your friendly neighborhood gunsmith does it without telling you, but they tend to keep detailed records for their own protection. "Now how did that happen?" may not work....
Guess the best defense is to never buy one of those guns....
Removing keylock devices, IMHO (IANAL), is another story - unless somebody gets their hand on the gun, there shouldn't be much there for the Civil Court sharks. It might take a little persuasion, but those are STORAGE devices, IMHO, like the little bike locks that now come with most (all?) guns. I wouldn't worry about that. Or just don't buy it....
Between us, too, I wouldn't admit to knowing what a High Point
IS .... (Actually, I'm told that their long guns are pretty decent.)
I expect more than one state requires that all the safety widgets be working to sell a gun, including the bike lock, but once you get your hands on it, the real issue is whether or not you're going to carry it. (If you've got a good solid Castle you still may be at risk, btw, IMHO.)
Regards,