Constantly see people online talk about "when the robber comes thru my door" or whatever, and some of it is memes, but a lot of it is just people legit discussing what the "best weapon" to fight robbers breaking into your house at night would be - Giving it so much thought as if it is a legitimate concern. So is it? Does it happen a lot?
No it doesn't. It's the expression of the collective subconscious of the settler in all Americans. Even many non whyite muricans still internalize this psychology.