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You, as the supervisor can fire them, right now, bar them from the property...etc etc...Regardless if you have the authority to do so, that issue can be resolved later, because you are the authority on the spot...

Your bosses can work out the particulars of your actions, and after they see the reasonings behind that, I am sure they will see it your way...

And if they don't, I am sure they probably weren't (after this) worth working for anyway...That of course is easier said than done...

But lives are more important than any job in my opinion...And if there is no respect for protecting that at any level in a company...Well...Obviously I would prefer someone to be able to go home at night than to the morgue...

The other suggestions about contacting the police (and filing a report) are equally as prudent to take action on...And anyone at your company should be able to do that and not ask permission to do so of their management! Whether the threatening employee is full of beans or not, they made a blanket threat to their fellow employees, and in this day and age those threats are not being tolerated anymore...

As for your capability, belief and values in regards to self-defense, I would keep that issue very quiet, if not totally mum in any discussion up or down the chain of command there...

Good luck, fire the sucker, and let the chips fall where they may...The gift of life is not something to be played around with when threatened in any capacity...Or be second-guessed...