I was flying out of our local airport and TSA found one bullet in my backpack from hunting. They were super understanding and asked me if I wanted to take it back to my car or have them dispose of it 😳. Needless to say I had them dispose of it while my wife gave me the side eye for a long long time.
I always buy the tickets in one of my kids names. Who will shame the kid for not giving it back? Throw the cash in their college savings fund and move on.