“However, I don’t know whether Uber allows their drivers to have weapons in their cars.”
Uber officially does not allow drivers to be armed. However, they can not enforce this, and many drivers carry.
It has not been tested in court as to whether they have a legal right to terminate a contractor for lawfully carrying a gun in his or her own car.
Also, the article only says the hero was an Uber driver. It does not indicate if he was “ubering” when this incident happened. If he was not working for Uber at the time, Uber could not lawfully terminate him.
Nicky Cruz took an Uber to a certain school. Broke the rules.
Just sayin’.