Guns don’t kill people. Gun emojis … kill people? Or encourage people to … kill people? Wait, what?

That’s right. According to a bunch of irate anti-gun advocates in New York, the emoji keyboard — the tiny Japanese symbol people stick in texts to appear cutesy and whimsical — should dump its gun version, going as far as launching a social media campaign urging Apple to band it from their ubiquitous iPhones.

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New Yorkers Against Gun Violence kicked off their “Disarm the iPhone” drive this week with a website, video and press release targeting the popular mobile devices. The group cautions that the emoji, one of hundreds on the product that come preloaded from the factory, reflects the ready access to guns in the country.

“We realized that many Americans unknowingly carry a gun with them every day. The one that was given to them without a background check: the gun emoji,” reads an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook.

“The gun emoji has taken root in our culture and our digital conversations,” said Leah Gunn Barrett, NYAGV executive director in a statement. “Let’s all call on Apple to get rid of the virtual gun and publicly join our call for universal background checks on all gun sales.”

The move has precedence. The Washington Wizards were once named the Washington “Bullets”, and Guns N’ Roses were once a prominent American rock band who churned out lasting albums like Use Your Illusion I and Appetite for Destruction.