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Initech

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Wed Feb 17, 2016, 01:17 PM Feb 2016

British Comedian Joe Lycett Responds To Jeb!'s Gun Tweet

The US Republican Presidential candidate Jeb Bush is pro-gun rights and behind in the polls, so when he purchased his first firearm, he had probably hoped to receive support on social media.

The former Florida governor's new handgun, inscribed with his name on the slide, has been re-tweeted more than 19,000 times and met with widespread mockery around the world.

Bush tweeted a picture of his gun alongside the word "America", seeking to burnish his pro-gun credentials and patriotism as his campaign moves into the conservative state of South Carolina.

But if the USA is defined by its relationship to firearms, Twitter provided the answer for how best to represent other countries across the world.

British comedian Joe Lycett put forward this entry for the UK.



http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-35594007


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British Comedian Joe Lycett Responds To Jeb!'s Gun Tweet (Original Post) Initech Feb 2016 OP
LOL! cyberswede Feb 2016 #1
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a picture is worth a thousand words. /nt IcyPeas Feb 2016 #3
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