Why Apple Removed The Gun Emoji

In 2010, the unicode consortium approved of a new emoji called Pistol. And companies like Apple added it to their platforms. Most of them created realistic designs for the emoji, modeled after real-life pistols. While Microsoft’s looked more like a ray gun from a science fiction movie. But in iOS 10, Apple was the first to update the emoji. From a real pistol, to a plastic water gun. Other companies like Google and Samsung followed suit, but why was this change made?

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