I am going to take a stab in the dark and say that Kroger will land squarely in the middle on this one.
They will say that the employee violated company policy and therefore will be put on unpaid suspension for a period of time. He will also be firmly instructed that he is never to carry his gun in the store again. Furthermore, all Kroger employees will be reminded that they are not to have a firearm in their stores.
However, the company will say that the employee, while he did violate company policy, acted in defense of himself and the other employee from violent offender. Due to that he will not be fired.
There you go. The "Middle"...
They will say that the employee violated company policy and therefore will be put on unpaid suspension for a period of time. He will also be firmly instructed that he is never to carry his gun in the store again. Furthermore, all Kroger employees will be reminded that they are not to have a firearm in their stores.
However, the company will say that the employee, while he did violate company policy, acted in defense of himself and the other employee from violent offender. Due to that he will not be fired.
There you go. The "Middle"...