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Microsoft, Apple unveil new gun emojis

by Jacki Billings

Computing giants Apple and Microsoft surprised the tech industry early last week when both unveiled new gun emojis bundled in their latest software updates.

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Apple leads charge to scuttle gun emojis

by Chris Eger

Ideograms featuring a rifle and a pentathlete shooting a pistol, set to be added for the upcoming Olympics, will not make it to smart phones and mobile devices around the world due to Apple's objections.

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Sorry gun control crowd, a rifle emoji may be added soon

by Chris Eger

Despite a campaign backed by an anti-gun group in New York, the group that regulates smart phone emojis may be adding even more digital weapons.

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Illinois town latest to ban gun-shaped cell phone cases

by Chris Eger

Citing life-or-death dangers, the city of Plainfield on Monday night approved an ordinance to prohibit the possession, sale or transfer of cell phone cases shaped like guns.

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Gun control advocates launch campaign to drop gun emoji from iPhones (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

An anti-gun organization in New York on Thursday debuted a social media campaign to convince Apple to remove the ideogram depicting a gun from their iPhones.

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