Opposite starting points
Mac and Charlie promote armed protection while Dennis and Dee oppose it. Both pairs reverse their positions after their experiments.
Supporting source ↗CASE FILE · S09 E02
Gun Fever Too: Still Hot
S09 E02Photograph not available
After Frank appears on Local Television advocating gun ownership, the rest of the gang takes a look at the ownership process and alternatives to find a common ground on this still heated issue.
THE SHORT VERSION · SPOILERS AHEAD
INSIDE THE CASE.
Follow the sales pitch
Frank profits from the gun panic, then pivots to selling water filters.
Supporting source ↗Tools of school security
A handgun and a curved sword accompany Mac and Charlie’s visit to the school.
Supporting source ↗An armed broadcast
The television interview combines Frank’s guns with his unfinished sandwich.
Supporting source ↗THE EVIDENCE
THINGS IN THIS EPISODE.
Characters
Charlie Kelly180 other recorded episodes
Charlie wears a stars-and-stripes bandanna at the principal’s office.Source ↗
Chet Wallum6 other recorded episodes
Chet interviews Frank about his next campaign.Source ↗
Dee Reynolds179 other recorded episodes
Dee watches Frank’s broadcast with the others.Source ↗
Dennis Reynolds176 other recorded episodes
Dennis watches the broadcast beside Dee.Source ↗
Frank Reynolds171 other recorded episodes
Frank brandishes two guns on television.Source ↗
Principal Brian MacIntyre2 other recorded episodes
MacIntyre is now a middle-school principal.Source ↗
Uncle Jack13 other recorded episodes
Uncle Jack appears in Frank’s television debate.Source ↗
Locations
Gunther’s GunsOnly recorded here so far
Gunther stands behind his shop’s crowded display case.Source ↗
Paddy’s Pub147 other recorded episodes
The children gather in the bar for the demonstration.Source ↗
The middle school1 other recorded episode
The principal meets the pair again outside the school.Source ↗
Objects
Touchscreen phones22 other recorded episodes
Mac studies the confiscated student phone.Source ↗
Training dummiesOnly recorded here so far
Mac and Charlie set up a dressed dummy beside the bus.Source ↗
Water filtersOnly recorded here so far
Boxes marked Purify are stacked outside Paddy’s.Source ↗
Food & drinks
Sandwiches3 other recorded episodes
Frank eats a sandwich during his interview.Source ↗
WatermelonsOnly recorded here so far
A cut watermelon sits on the demonstration dummy.Source ↗
Schemes
Fear marketingOnly recorded here so far
Frank explains how the gun panic benefited him.Source ↗
Running jokes
Uncle Jack’s hands2 other recorded episodes
Jack worries that his hands are too small.Source ↗
Miscellaneous
Indiana Jones1 other recorded episode
Charlie invokes Indiana Jones during their weapons debate.Source ↗
Video games5 other recorded episodes
The pair discovers the student was discussing a game.Source ↗
FOLLOW THE THREAD
CONNECTED EPISODES.
S14 E03 Connected through The middle school, Chet Wallum, Paddy’s Pub and 5 more.
S07 E09 Connected through Indiana Jones, Frank Reynolds, Dennis Reynolds and 3 more.
S06 E09 Connected through Principal Brian MacIntyre, Handguns, Touchscreen phones and 6 more.
S06 E02 
Connected through Uncle Jack’s hands, Uncle Jack, Paddy’s Pub and 5 more.
SOURCES & NOTES.
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