Bismarck, ND (KEYZ) North Dakota gun shops are among the latest to be disarmed by COVID-19.

Firearms retailers are dealing with supply shortages brought on by the pandemic. Smaller shops now have less inventory since supply chains were shut down to stop the spread of the virus last year. Gun owners say primer and ammunition are hard to come by currently.

State lawmakers are working on a bill that would create a state-run manufacturing plant to help with the issue of supply.

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