Yea I mean it does 'propel' the bullet or shot a bit, but it's not going to be /deadly/. No doubt it's not something I'd do, ya know, it's a stupid thing to do - and yea you should use caution when moving bullets around and stuff, but /fear/ them? No, I mean that's just gonna cause more trouble. It's never good to be afraid of something when you're handling it. FAR better to understand the mechanism and shit so you can limit the chances of it happening.
It's like... coming up to a stop sign at a blind intersection, we don't freak out that the car's going to suddenly take off into oncoming traffic on us, but we [should] slow down a bit sooner to ensure our front end doesn't get into oncoming traffic; same kind of thing in my mind. Or even like, I wear my seat belt when I go from one driveway to the next (maybe 20 feet apart) I mean the chances of an accident are almost null, but "it's better safe than sorry." (Our insurance requires seat belts to pay out, even on private property - which is actually not included in federal, and most state, laws btw)