If you can’t store it long enough to shoot it before it goes bad, yes. 
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Haha that would just mean I need to practice more.
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Right now my local gun store has had ammo, the salesmen and owner have been selling it from their own supply! Surprisingly they have not been dinging people too bad on it.
Definitely several other “how much ammo is enough” threads here, but it’s a fun topic and variables change often (aka COVID, riots, and murder hornets).
Ammo (IMO) is in the same boat as food, water, TP, and any other expendable items. If money was no object and space was not a concern, how much food would you stockpile “just in case”? 1 week? 1 month? 1 year? 1decade?
If you only go to the range once a year (or less!) then just having a few boxes of ammo is probably enough. On the other extreme, if you are a competitive shooter and shoot a few thousand rounds a week then keeping 10-20k rounds around is no big deal. Most of us will fall somewhere in between.
All of the stuff you stockpile “just in case” costs money and takes up space. So for me, the answer revolves around how much can I afford to spend, how much room in my house can I give up to the task, and what is my personal risk assessment for my environment.
My personal opinion on how much is enough is to keep at least a years worth of ammo to cover keeping your SD/HD mags stocked up and rotate maybe once or twice a year AND to cover all of your range trips and training. That should let you wait out any prices surges (COVID) and shortages (COVID, riots). Keep more if you think you need it, or you can afford it (cost/space). Keep less than that if you can’t afford it (cost/space).
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This is quite simple. I try to keep more ammo than I will need/use in my lifetime.
My “Lifetime” started at age 21.
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It always amazes me when the Police have reason to serve a warrant, or the resident becomes a person of interest. The number of weapons might be an indicator of how comfortable a person feels in the world or instructs one upon the sporting interests of the owner. But, regardless, when the story hits the press, if the reporter isn’t informed about the shooting community any quantity of ammunition over a box or three becomes a significant punch point in the article.
All I can say is there is a continuum of scale which shows the difference from a never-been-there to the old hand.
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