“Last year, an organization called New Yorkers Against Gun Violence started a campaign to get Apple to replace its version of the pistol emoji. It launched a site, disarmtheiphone.com, and sent an open letter to remove the firearm emoji ‘as a symbolic gesture to limit gun accessibility.'”
“‘Apple has stood up to the bullying tactics of the NRA and gun industry by showing that there are many more life-affirming ways to express oneself than with a gun,’ said Leah Barrett, NYAGV’s Executive Director on Monday.”
— That’s why. They caved to an anti-gun group’s pressure. The anti’s are even out to ban simple graphic images of guns, in addition to real guns, including muzzleloaders. If it even looks like a gun, they want to ban it. They are, in fact, that extreme.
August 2nd, 2016 at 8:04 pm
How’d the war on drugs stupid ass?
August 2nd, 2016 at 9:15 pm
Why are they removing gun emoji? Apparently because they won’t exist if we can’t talk about them.
(What will the SJWs do next? Make it socially unacceptable to use The G Word in public?)
August 3rd, 2016 at 4:59 am
“Last year, an organization called New Yorkers Against Gun Violence started a campaign to get Apple to replace its version of the pistol emoji. It launched a site, disarmtheiphone.com, and sent an open letter to remove the firearm emoji ‘as a symbolic gesture to limit gun accessibility.'”
“‘Apple has stood up to the bullying tactics of the NRA and gun industry by showing that there are many more life-affirming ways to express oneself than with a gun,’ said Leah Barrett, NYAGV’s Executive Director on Monday.”
— That’s why. They caved to an anti-gun group’s pressure. The anti’s are even out to ban simple graphic images of guns, in addition to real guns, including muzzleloaders. If it even looks like a gun, they want to ban it. They are, in fact, that extreme.