Analysis Of Gun Rights Are About Keeping White Men On Top, By Nathan Wuertenberg

During the last couple of years, we have seen an increase in mass shootings in educational institution as well as the increment in gun related crimes in cities of the United states. This might seem like something new for many of us, but this is not the case. These types of events have been taking place through history, but it became noticeable once technology and social media became a major part of our lives. Being able to communicate in instants have been helpful when it comes to create awareness and send a message to the population. In 2012 the killing of twenty school children in Newton Connecticut, created a great impact in the population and led them to demand for change in regard of the gun industry. Change have not been made and since

Wuertenberg uses examples of slave periods to illustrate how gun ownership equaled power and suggest how white men wanted to ensure gun ownership exclusively for them. In conclusion, Wuertenberg argues that guns are a symbol of power that through history have become more efficient when it comes to “Making America Great Again”. The rhetorical strategies used by Nathan Wuertenberg are effective, because they help support his argument and explain how white man depend on guns to believe their powerful and have authority over

According to the author “when white man feels disempowered, they are primed to resort to gun violence to reassert their sense of authority” meaning that the increase in mass shootings over the last few years are a respond to the expansion of women and minorities rights .In the article Wuertenberg implements the use of pathos by bringing in mass shootings from the past years in order to create awareness of the fact that “mass shooters have routinely expressed white-supremacist views or motivations.” He goes back to the first mass shooting and explains how the victims of those were chosen in a racist matter. Evoking emotions like courage, anger, disgust among on his readers. He also creates a trustful environment since he is going against his own race to face the truth that have been hidden for many years. This make the readers feel identified and understood and shows them that not all white men believe in guns and white