US presidential hopeful Jeb Bush did not get the reaction he was hoping for when he tweeted a photograph of a handgun engraved with his name and captioned "America".
Bush, who is pro-gun rights, is currently polling fourth for the upcoming South Carolina Republican primary and while his post was re-tweeted and liked more than 40,000 times, it was also met with widespread mockery and disdain.
Former CNN host Piers Morgan asked: "How can any decent American not be appalled by that @JebBush gun tweet? Where is your fury? Where is your shame? Where is your conscience?", while NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden offered the politician some simple words of advice: "Delete your account."
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