Arizona Gun Shop Owner Faces Criticism Over Cooperation With FBI in Nancy Guthrie Case
By Cam Edwards | 7:01 PM | February 20, 2026
I confess that I haven't been closely following the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie. I hope she's found safe and unharmed, but I suspect her disappearance wouldn't be generating nearly as much attention if it weren't for the fact that Nancy Guthrie is the mom of a high-profile member of the media herself.
One story, though, did catch my eye this week: the criticism that a Tucson, Arizona gun store owner has received for assisting the FBI in its investigation.
Phillip Martin, Co-Owner and Manager of Armor Bearer Arms, says an FBI agent visited his gun shop on the Southside last week.
He's now having to defend helping the FBI in the Nancy Guthrie abduction, after facing criticism over privacy concerns.
An FBI agent recently came to his gun shop with a list of possible suspects.
Martin says the agent gave him a list of names and asked if anyone on the list had been a recent customer of his.
"Well, to be honest, the FBI got no information from me. We gave no information. We provided no documents, we provided no names, less than 20 people were given to us," Martin said. "And just said, hey, have any of these people been into your shop in the last year? I checked. I said no, slided them the paperwork back, and told them have a good day. No information was provided."
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