[paul51]

600 rounds per each of the 295 “officers”?

OMG! It's an arsenal. no one needs that much ammo unless they are crazy and bent on killing people

[jaydee770]

OMG! It's an arsenal. no one needs that much ammo unless they are crazy and bent on killing people

Oh, I don't know... At about 580 rounds per person -- you can figure...
Carry load (normal & reasonable):
- 12 duty rounds per two spare mags: 24 rounds
- 12 duty rounds +1 in the gun: 13 rounds
Training Load: - Two 250 round training days: 500 rounds
Qualification: - One qualification shoot: 50 +/- rounds

Total: 587 rounds per person?

Speaking from personal experience with normal line officers (not special units or anything), that seems cutting it close to me -- if you are budgeting duty & training ammo. Normally, you would have some extra for remedial training and extra practice for those who need it (and there are always a few who do).

The only thing unusual about this was that I was not aware that the SSA had an enforcement arm. I would have thought they used US Marshall's or Feebs or whoever...