"Pistol" emoji should be a toy gun

Originator:neven
Number:rdar://26897761 Date Originated:6-20-2016
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS Product Version:9.0
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Area:
Keyboard

Summary:
The current "pistol" emoji is a realistically rendered lethal weapon. As the spec doesn't require it to be this way, Apple would be doing a service to society by changing this image to a plastic toy gun, such as a bright pink or green water squirter.

Steps to Reproduce:
Type the "pistol" emoji.

Expected Results:
Emoji should not be a reminder of the weapon causing tens of thousands of deaths in the US every year.

Actual Results:
Emoji is a reminder of a weapon causing tens of thousands of deaths in the US every year.

Version:
iOS 9

Notes:
If it's true that Apple has pushed for the emoji set to exclude the proposed "rifle" image, I hope they will consider this bug and see it as part of the same issue.

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