My stepfather did the same with JW’s. lol...ah, the good old days.
A few days after the Blizzard of ‘77, there was a knock on my door. I answered it and the guy standing there said, “Hello, I with the American Communist Party. Could I have a few minutes of your time?” I answered, “I need to get my shotgun first. If you are still on my property when I get back, there will be a problem.”
He was not there after that.