one interesting thing about this thread is the extent to which one's position concerning the legislation itself is a function of the narrative that one uses to frame its consequences. those who support it tend to imagine a story of someone--themselves--assaulted or threatened and the conflict that would ensue, which they stage across the image of themselves, their gun, and their understanding of their command of the gun. those who oppose might conjure the same basic story, but focus instead on the element of panic and the possibility of others who happen to be nearby being injured or killed.
this is how the relation between specific instances and frame of reference operates.
from here, it follows that cultural power resides in the shaping and controlling of frame of reference--the narratives that one invokes to situate and explain a particular instance.
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