The emoji is actually "Pistol" or "Gun" in the Unicode standard. It was originally represented as a real gun, but — for lack of a better term — activists chose

The emoji is actually "Pistol" or "Gun" in the Unicode standard. It was originally represented as a real gun, but — for lack of a better term — activists chose to reinterpret it. If people want a "Water Pistol" or "Water Gun" emoji there should be one!