Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
The Japanese version of Gen1 Megatron was packed with pellets, but I'm not sure if the firing mechanism was removed from the American version.
It didn't fire caps. And the pellets were no more powerful than missile launchers, so aren't classed as more dangerous.
(some definitions for firearms actually states the requirement of a "gas or gunpowder" pressure behind the projectile... which rules out a physical mechanism inside the gun to launch a projectile).
The US version of Megs did have the mechanism removed according to what I read on TFwiki years ago. I had to pull apart my TFC Megs because it has a major factory QC issue. I found when I pulled him apart the launcher is just a spring and sliding piece of plastic, real easy for Hasbro to leave out of their version.