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Customers look over the sparse selection of ammunition at the Kalispell Sportsman & Ski Haus Wednesday as a shortage has left the shelves bare for months. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)

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Local sales surge for firearms, ammo
January 10, 2021 midnight

Local sales surge for firearms, ammo

Unrest, election and pandemic cited for buying craze

An election year with massive political unrest and a surging pandemic created the perfect storm for firearms and ammunition producers and retailers in 2020 as sales set new records across the state and the country.