Floyd Corkins, the shooter who attempted a mass killing at the Family Research Council at the ideological behest of the SPLC, is on trial. The government said, in making its recommendation for 45 years in prison, that if not for the security guard’s actions, Corkins ‘would have almost certainly succeeded in committing a massacre of epic portions.’
(Via Daily Mail) The sandwich-heavy contents of his backpack may look amusing, but government prosecutors are demanding that the Virginia man who attempted a killing spree at the Family Research Council last year deserves a 45 year sentence.
Floyd Corkins II entered the the Washington headquarters of the conservative Christian lobbying group in August with nearly 100 rounds of ammunition and 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches stuffed in his bag as part of an elaborate plan to shoot as many people as possible.
Following controversy surrounding Chick-fil-A president’s outspoken opposition to gay marriage, Corkins intended to smear the sandwiches on his victims’ faces as a political statement.
A security guard subdued Corkins in the lobby of the Family Research Council in August after he pointed a pistol at the man. Corkins fired three shots, and the guard was the only one wounded.
The government said in making its recommendation that if not for the security guard’s actions, Corkins ‘would have almost certainly succeeded in committing a massacre of epic portions.’
‘Although the defendant largely failed to bring about the violence he sought, he was still able to accomplish one of his objectives — that is, to use acts of violence to terrorize and intimidate those within the District of Columbia and the United States who did not share his political beliefs and views,’ government attorneys wrote.
Corkins, 28, told authorities he initially wanted to make a bomb but did not have the patience. He bought a gun in Virginia the week before the shooting and received private firearms training the night before his attack.
When Corkins was arrested, he was carrying a list of four socially conservative organizations written on a piece of paper printed with the Bible verse, ‘With God all things are possible.’ (read more)