More or less, it was for intimidation. It was Soc against grease because of Bob's death. Greasers couldn't walk around alone without being jumped. If they did, they better have a weapon. Dally had the heater for show, not for murder.
After Johnny died, Dally ran out of the hospital and robbed a store with an unloaded gun. the store clerk called the cops and they found Dally running away, and Dally pulled his unloaded gun at them, and they shot him dead. Johnny was the only thing Dally cared for.
A heater is a word for a gun, and Dally carries an unloaded gun for protection
Dally was carrying around an unloaded gun because he could scare away a soc is he had to. Also, he didn't think about this at first, but Dally was to much of a man to commit suicide so when Johnny died so when he pointed it at the police, they thought that it was loaded so they killed him which is what he wanted.
After Johnny died, Dally ran out of the hospital and robbed a store with an unloaded gun. the store clerk called the cops and they found Dally running away, and Dally pulled his unloaded gun at them, and they shot him dead. Johnny was the only thing Dally cared for.
He is shot by the police after he robs a grocery store after he pulls out his unloaded heater(gun) after he sees Johnny Cade's death in the hospital. Dally dies because Johnny was the only thing that Dally loved, and after Johnny died, Dally couldn't take not having Johnny there.
Suicidal. After he robs the store, he purposely pulls out his unloaded gun to make the police shoot him to death.
he couldn't take the pain of losing Johnny so he robbed a grocery store, pointed his unloaded gun at the police, and got shot.
He becomes mad and explodes with fury,after all, he was the only one that listened to him. He also says that if he would've been tough like him, he would've survived. He has pity for him and is very mad and sad at the same time.
The Unloaded Gun - 1911 was released on: USA: 4 July 1911
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The Outsiders by SE Hinton-- He had it for most of the book, he just didn't use it until he tricked the cops into shooting him.
He means, its very dangerous around here and you shouldn't walk alone, so he started carrying a gun.