Remember Kelly McGillis, the love interest of Tom Cruise in the 30-year-old “Top Gun” hit movie?

She had a little surprise waiting for her in her when she returned to her North Carolina home in recent days:

‘Top Gun’ actress Kelly McGillis left ‘scratched and bruised’ after home invasion

(FoxNews) – …”Upon entering the house I notice a pair of girls pink sandals and a black larger pair,” McGillis wrote. At first, she thought it her daughter might be home and she called out several times for her.

“[But then] a stranger, a woman, came barreling down the hallway and began yelling at me. I asked her who she is and why she was in my house and she said ‘you know why you’ve been stalking me in Twitter.’ Not true.”

She is a gun owner currently, but is now going to get her concealed carry license.

Kelly McGillis said she plans to apply for a concealed carry gun permit after she was assaulted by an intruder in her North Carolina home Friday, June 17.

From her Facebook post:

I have decided to get a conceal and carry permit. And you can be sure I will be setting the alarm from here on out.

We’re glad Kelly has decided to join the ranks of 13 million plus Americans with concealed carry licenses (on top of those who don’t need a carry license in 20% of the nation).  It’s too bad she nearly suffered great bodily injury before realizing that an ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure.

Don’t be Kelly McGillis…  If you haven’t already become a gun owner and got your concealed carry license, do so before it’s too late.  Your family needs you to come home every day because they love you.