Protester Lourdes Sánchez and her teenage daughter, each holding a water gun, said the gun "really isn’t to hurt anyone.” “This is a symbol to say that we are fed up of how tourism industry is ...

AP International How the humble water gun became the symbol of Barcelona’s anti-tourism movement by JOSEPH WILSON, Associated Press - 06/16/25 6:11 PM ET ...

How did the humble water gun become a symbol of discontent? A protester holds a water gun during a protest against overtourism in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Pau Venteo) ...

The humble water gun — the cheap, squirt-squirt variety — has become the weapon of choice and symbol of Spain's anti-tourism protests. Activists say that it all started last year when some ...

The marchers had no monster, pump-action water cannons most kids use for backyard battles in the summer. Theirs were the old-school, cheap-o water guns that send a slim jet of water not that far away.

The humble water gun — the cheap, squirt-squirt variety — has become the weapon of choice and symbol of Spain's anti-tourism protests ...

The humble water gun — the cheap, squirt-squirt variety — has become the weapon of choice and symbol of Spain's anti-tourism protests.

A group of tourists were sitting at an outdoor table in the Spanish city of Barcelona, trying to enjoy their drinks, when a woman raised a cheap plastic water gun and shot an arc of water at them ...

“This is a symbol to say that we are fed up of how tourism industry is transforming our country into a theme park,” Sánchez said. Another demonstrator, Andreu Martínez, acknowledged it was “to bother ...