Maybe some pepper spray. And defend your home turf if you don’t want another flag planted in it. John Cabot would agree with that. Michael Casagrande is a reporter for the Alabama Media Group.

A replica of John Cabot's ship 'The Matthew' sails ... to cross the Atlantic and plant a flag for England. Cabot sailed from Bristol on May 2, 1497 on a single ship, christened the Matthew after ...