Five best parodies of Jeb Bush's 'America' gun tweet
Piers Morgan leads the attack over US presidential hopeful's photo of engraved firearm
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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But many others just wanted to join Bush in attempting to sum up a place with just one picture…
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