Posted on 02/11/2009 8:29:30 AM PST by BGHater
The Wild West party for the Worthingtons' silver wedding anniversary was getting into full swing.
Guests dressed as cowboys were heading from the church where the couple had renewed their vows to a hoedown booked at the pub.
But the local lawmen headed them off at the pass.
Acting on a report that a gunman was on the loose, armed officers in four squad cars swooped while a police helicopter hovered overhead.
A passer-by had dialled 999 after mistaking the revellers for real-life gunslingers.
In fact, none of the 80-strong posse was carrying anything more deadly than a cap gun or a water pistol.
Although the misunderstanding did not stop the party going ahead as planned, Val Worthington accused the police of going 'over the top'.
She said she had warned officers well in advance of the party in Castle Donington, Leicestershire.
'Because of the gun laws, I phoned them in November to tell them we were having this themed do,' said the 47-year-old mother of three. 'I didn't think any more about it.
'On the day about 80 people turned up in costume. Some were dressed as saloon girls, others Indians, Mexicans, all ready for a good party.
'We were walking from the church to the pub just before lunchtime when we noticed the helicopter. Then we saw the armed police by the pub.
'There were four police cars parked outside. An officer approached me and said they had had a report of someone walking around with a gun.
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Gawd. When I lived there they were always having line dancing parties as local town halls and working men clubs. People would show up in costumes, holsters.....the works! UK peeps haven’t seen pistols in years. Most shotguns are found in homes in the country. JMO
Gad!
The Brits are such pussies anymore. It’s hard to believe that the forebears of these pantywaisted chickens**ts actually ruled half the world just a few generations ago.
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