Just out of curiosity, what did they think he could do with that bullet? Put somebody’s eye out?
Idiot writer means a shell, not a bullet.
But I suspect you knew that.
Well, he could get into a lot of mischief at the airport, obviously.
Leave it in the restroom, report it, and have the whole airport evacuated, flights cancelled, etc. Or if someone peeves him he could drop it in their pocket and get them in trouble.
After all, it’s not the size of the threat that matters; it’s the size of the fear.
There have been similar stories of Americans who drove into Mexico (before the current horror scenes), only to have the Mexican police find a single .22 round in the glove compartment from a plinking session some time in the past. Bad news then, too.