“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.
Uncle Pays the Bills Again
We say more dumb shit before noon than most people say all day.
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.