Apple to "Ban" the revolver "emoji" ?????

[les.b]

Apparently no detail of American life is too small for the anti-gun zealots to focus on. I have an Apple iPad and an iPhone both, and frankly, although I am vaguely aware of what "emojis" are:, I rarely use them. Today after reading this article, I took a look at the iPad I'm typing this on, and found that it has, buried among a thousand others, a crude representation of a "gasp", revolver!!!������!!! I tried to put it in, don't know if it will show up.
I've had this iPad for years, and didn't even know it was there. But this was too much for several groups, and they have apparently successfully lobbied Apple to replace this deadly icon with a squirt gun.

Apple to Replace Revolver Emoji with Squirt Gun - GunsAmerica Digest

I view this as symptomatic of a larger war on our way of life, and although this may be a ridiculous example, where does it end? Also today, I read that the NYC pension fund has decided to divest themselves of their Cabela's stock, because Cabela's "sells guns".

Shawn McCoy: Blocking Cabela's investment is no way to protest guns | Dallas Morning News

I hope that I've put this in the right sub-forum, and tried not to violate any rules, but thought some of you might be interested in some of the details of the war on our way of life.

Best Regards, Les

 

[Arik]

Technically it's not apple but the company that creates emojees. They then sell them to to the different OS users such as Apple, Android and Windows based on the code. Which is why the same emoji looks different on Android then on Apple

They are making it into a water gun.

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[SW MP15]

They could drop all the weird smiley faces as well, as far as I'm concerned. I don't use any of the stupid stuff. ��

 

[k22fan]

I gave you a "LIKE" because I like your report on what is going on, not because I like what was done.

The larger problem with software billionaires is the millions they donate for advertising anti-gun citizens' initiatives. Washington (state's) software and computer technology billionaires combined their donations with Mr. Bloomberg's personal millions and his mayors' group's millions to fund deceptive advertising promoting Washington's Initiative 594. 11 1/2 million in donations bought so much TV time that the same ad was repeated three times in the same prime time TV commercial break!

 

[les.b]

I just found the website for the group that was apparently behind the lobbying of Apple to drop the deadly revolver, it's a group called "Disarm the iPhone. Com #DisarmTheiPhone. These people are relentless, in attacking any aspect of the firearms community. What I find is scary, though, is that just a tiny pressure group like this is capable of changing the course of a huge corporation.

I see it as part of "dying the death of a thousand cuts". In and of their own, these things are minor irritations, unworthy of our attention, but added together, like the dripping of water on a rock, over time they will take their toll.

It's just nice to know who our friends are. And who is not our friend.

Best Regards, Les

 

[Wise_A]

Hey now, their money has just as much right to free speech as you.

More, in fact.

 

[les.b]

K22fan:

I agree completely. Here in WV, just this legislative cycle, we saw extravagant amounts of money spent by Mr Bloomberg to try to defeat both pro-gun legislative items, and to defeat pro-gun candidates running for office. We only have 1.8 million people in the State, and he spent a lot of money here. And foundations funded by some of the dot com billionaires contributed even more. Fortunately it didn't work.

It is just this relentless attack after attack that worries me.

Best Regards, Les

 

[Arik]

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[SAFireman]

Not to worry...I still have a Blackberry

 

[Ballistic147]

It seems to me these small groups doing all the screaming get their way quite often. Maybe if we (gun owners) would join them we would get somewhere. Who knows, if I didn't work for a living and could sit by the mailbox waiting for my monthly handout I would have much more time and energy to put into advancing the second amendment.

 

[Boudiepitbull]

Well, I am feeling much safer knowing that dangerous handgun emoji has finally been removed and that no school children will ever be harmed by it again. Now I think I'll go pop in that worn out video cassette of the Care Bears Movie and everything will be just fine...

 

[les.b]

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Arik:

Are those the pre-ban emojis, or the post-ban? You know how particular we collectors are!!!

Best Regards, Les

 

[Watchdog]

Apple is deciding to ditch a cartoon gun emoji from their OS?

Why, I'll show 'em. They can't do that to me! They don't know who they're dealing with here!

 

[Rustyt1953]

Does that make em collectible?

 

[Watchdog]

Does that make em collectible?

No, not with those rubber grips on 'em.

 

[blues7]

I wonder if images of testicles and brains were banned whether or not such folks would ever notice that they were missing parts?

Sort of like a tree in the forest...eh, what's the use. Dimwits.

 

[REM 3200]

That's O K by me. I have banned Apple and the anti-gun group from my house in retaliation.

 

[Onomea]

Hmm. I wonder when they'll be banning guns from movies in an effort to make the world a safer place....

Or maybe banning the trigger word "gun" from polite conversation.... Hey, the "trigger" in "trigger word" is making me feel faint! Quick! Somebody hand me a teddy bear!

 

[Chuck24]

Does that make em collectible?

Well, it is a no lock!

 

[JSR III]

Not only is it being changed to a green squirt gun but one with a red tip as well. That way you know its not one of those deadly squirt guns.

You are right about different phones and having different emojis. I sent out a notice to my gun buddies and on one guys phone, my bad revolver emoji came out as a black powder flintlock pistol.

The coo koos here in my town took the rifles out of the wooden toy soldiers hands for several years during the holidays and replaced them with candy canes. Luckily, after a few years, the rifles were back. We were afraid that the same fate would befall the revolutionary soldier monuments scattered around town.

I think this all started when they stopped playing dodge ball and everyone started getting a trophy. God forbid that kids grow up learning how to live in the real world where it isn't always fair.