Riding Shotgun With Charlie

#238

Sarande Diane

Kyle Wayne Culotta’s Fiance

 

Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good. I got a call a few weeks ago from a fellow instructor, Michele Granache, who also runs a women’s group called Pistol Sisters. She asked if I wanted to interview Kyle Wayne Culotta’s fiance, Sarande Diane. Um….YES!

 

Here’s the scoop on Mr Culotta. First, he’s an Air Force veteran. He & Diane were moving to either northern Massachusetts or southern New Hampshire from Arizona. He’s from the Grand Canyon state, she’s from the Bay State. Sarande has family and friends in central Mass.They traveled 2,500 miles without any issues. While in Gardner, Mass, doing some Door Dashing to make gas and food money. Until they made some money, they were between living in their car and staying with friends. 

Driving through a rotary and failing to yield, they were pulled over. The officer found out the insurance wasn’t up to date either. So he wanted the car impounded. The officer told them to take out what they needed from the car. Being from “free America”, Kyle went to get his carry handgun, which also happened to have a magazine with more than 10 rounds in it. Which, of course, is illegal in Massachusetts, where liberty was born. And has died. 

 

Kyle was sent to prison without bail as the judge thought he was a flight risk and a danger to society since he’s from Arizona. Things are very fuzzy as he isn’t a resident of Mass. He wasn’t quite traveling through the Commonwealth. And he had some handguns and a long gun that he was going to sell to help pay to get them up and going. 

 

This past weekend, I got to spend some time with Sarande getting to know her and learning more about Kyle’s case. The Gun Owners Action League is helping with the case, getting some good pro Second Amendment attorneys to help. Kyle has been locked up since late June 2025. The issue with all of this stems from Chapter 135, which is the wildly anti-gun law that the AGG (Anti-Gun Governor) signed in July of 2024. Governor Healey even signed an “emergency preamble” to get the law into effect earlier than 90 days after she signed it. Then gave the state 18 months (547 days) to figure out what the new training requirements will be to obtain a license to carry. 

 

One of the things that came up is that there was an 18 year old man on Cape Cod who said he was going to shoot up a school and he was building guns. He stalked a school that he attended. There were even issues about this in 2024 with him wanting to harm students at the school. But when it came down to it, his charges were dropped to almost nothing and the court determined he isn’t a threat despite saying he wants to harm people.

One big lesson is that before they had some Second Amendment attorneys, they had some public defenders. The offer the PD came up with was 3-4 years in prison and zero ability to buy firearms ever again. Should you ever end up in a situation with a firearm, you are going to need an attorney who is well versed in Second Amendment issues. Not a public defender.

 

There’s lots of ways viewers can help. People can donate to the Give Send Go they’ve set up. Or you can donate to GOAL’s website, too. With 29 states with permitless carry, the states most affected by the Bruen decision are still fighting for their civil rights. 

I had a chance to talk to Kyle before we filmed the show. He’s a great guy, locked up due to a stupid law, and has zero criminal intent. Sarande is a sweetheart of a woman who is fighting like hell to get her man out and free again. Tune in and check out this wild story. 

 

Favorite quotes:

“They assumed he’s out by now. But he is not.”

“My grandparents were dreaming of America, not Worcester.”

“We had everything we owned in the car, including firearms.”

“The mags are what they deemed him dangerous on.”

“Dictators love unarmed peasants."

Give Send Go for Free Kyle Wayne

https://www.givesendgo.com/FreeKyleWayne

 

Justice for Kyle Culotta

https://www.wayneanddiane.com/

 

Sarande on X

https://x.com/diane_revere

 

GOAL’s Kyle link

https://www.goal.org/freekyle

Second Amendment Foundation

https://secure.anedot.com/saf/donate?sc=RidingShotgun 

 

Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

https://www.ccrkba.org/

 

 

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