if hovan expects praise for his vigilante actions, he doesn't get it from his employer. instead, he's fired. walgreens says hovan violated its workplace violence policy which prohibits employees from possessing firearms on company property. hovan obtained his concealed weapons permit after being held up in a 2007 robbery at the same store. he admits he did not notify his employer, and he says he was unaware of its policy. hovan is now suing walgreens for unfair dismissal. in a statement, walgreens has denied his claims and said in a statement its employees receive training on how to react and respond to a potential robbery situation and that law enforcement strongly advises against confronting crime suspects. a federal judge agrees and walgreens decision to fire hovan is upheld in 2012. >> he was exercising his reasonable right of self-defense in the face of a gunman who attempted to pull a trigger three times and shoot him.