Nancy Guthrie, 84-year-old mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing on Sunday, February 1, 2026.
Our hearts and minds go out to her and her family.
What can we do to prevent break-in’s to our home or what should we do and not do when someone comes to our door?
Can we ever have too many cameras?
Which subtle electronic devices can we afford for our vulnerable to carry as GPS trackers?
It only matters if you are part of the liberal media.
My heart goes out for her and her family, but if it was any of us it wouldn’t get the coverage it is getting. She is well off and known in her area and who her daughter is are the reasons for the coverage.
I’m going to try and not offend. I only wish every kidnap victim got as much attention and people looking for them as she has had.
I will stop there.
That Right There
The reasons guns were made are so things like this don’t happen. If she was responsibly armed this wouldn’t have happened.
I feel helpless when I think I can’t always be physically there for my wife and kids.
You hit this one on the head. The kids that are trafficked, used and discarded get no attention. If they put 10% of the effort spent on this case….as you said, I’ll stop here.
I agree with others on the coverage, especially when the victims are children.
As for Burdo’s question, there are tons of wearable alert options that use cell signal to contact 911 with the push of a button. That would be an option to consider.
Specifically to this case, the first thing that comes to mind is that having a camera system that requires a subscription and then not paying for the subscription is almost useless. Yes, they were able to get some video. That is likely only a portion of what was recorded and it took days. Having the subscription would have provided more video and would have been available almost immediately.
Lastly, if they do catch the perpetrator(s), I hope they find sufficient evidence away from the house. The sheriff completely dropped the ball there. Any defense attorney will move to exclude any and all evidence from the scene and they’ll most likely be successful.
“I live in a nice neighborhood.” 
Biggest lesson i can think of is not to get kidnapped….or atleast shoot first
Good feedback all. As one other mentioned, if it can happen to their family, it can happen to anyone, as we’re all human and open to risks. Thought these gentlemen handled the hot topic fairy well too:
Should You Carry A Gun At Home?
The answer should be clear by now.
If you dont carry at home, I dont but the dang thing is accessible and quick to get. If they get past my shepherd, I got them in my sights
My dog is great for letting me know someone is here,… but she’s just a quick kick to get out of the way and insure yourself a painful last few minutes of life.
Yes, not supposed to use lethal force to protect possessions, and Colorado law defines pets as possessions….
My dog is more than a possession, she’s family.
My pup doesn’t give 2 shidts about me…lol, now if my wife and daughter are in the house, hang on that dog will go ballistic.
About a month ago, he almost got a UPS guy. My girls were outside and he didnt like a stranger in the yard. Luckily my wife stopped him before he hit the delivery guy
Sometimes the noise from a dog is all it takes, atleast you got time to get to your gun.
Someone comes to our door and raven hits the window and door with the typical GSD bark, most folks step back. Hell, a piece of trash blows across our yard he goes nuts. Its his house
I had a couple dogs on my delivery route that I wouldn’t go on the property.
Most of them though were super sweet because most of us carry treats!
My absolute favorite was Mocca, she was a 30-40lb mutt that would shoot out of NOWHERE with a vicious snarling bark, cockles up, teeth bared charge!
Scared the ever loving hell out of the FedEx guy who got to that house right in front of me.
He warned me about her as I walked past him, I opened the gate, patted her on the head, and walked to the front door with her barking and snarling at me the whole way,… rang the bell, set the package down and gave her a treat!
FedEx guy was absolutely flabbergasted! 
You drive a brown truck? For some reason my pup hates UPS, he lets us know about FedEx but for some reason he hates the brown truck….go figure, ammo is usually shipped by UPS.
I did for 9.5 years!
Last 13 I’ve been in a semi with that big brown badge on the side of it.