By Beth Alcazar // 02/05/2019, usconcealedcarry.com

Have you ever had an uninvited houseguest or an unexpected visitor? Maybe it was a neighbor who interrupted dinner preparations and chatted just a little bit too long. Perhaps it was an out-of-town family member who popped over to your place unannounced. Or maybe the visitor was a friend who took advantage of your offer to let her stay with you for a few days but then it turned into Day 12 with no end in sight.

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Then again, I suppose I could be completely wrong here. Your unwanted visitor could have been a burglar or even a potential rapist, just like the media is apparently reporting nowadays. You read that right: Instead of saying “criminals” or “thieves,” the media has taken to describing lawbreakers as “unwanted house visitors.”

Here’s a recent example that got people talking: On Jan. 10, 2019, NBC New York tweeted: “Police say a New Jersey man fought off an unwanted house visitor by using the suspect’s own gun, ultimately killing him.”

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