The gunman was subdued after shooting a security guard in the arm in the offices of the conservative lobbying group. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
By Pete Williams, NBC News
WASHINGTON -- Federal prosecutors have charged a Virginia man with attempted murder and illegally bringing a gun into Washington, D.C., after a security guard was wounded at the headquarters of the Family Research Council.
Floyd Lee Corkins II, age 28, of?Herndon, Va., was due in court Thursday afternoon.
Court documents accuse Corkins of walking into the council?s headquarters and telling a security guard words to the effect of "I don't like your politics."? The documents said Corkins drew his gun and shot the guard in the arm before the guard subdued him. Another guard called police, they said.
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Local and federal investigators gather evidence after a security guard was shot in the arm at the headquarters of the Family Research Council on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
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Authorities said Corkins was carrying a handgun, two additional loaded ammunition clips, and a box of 50 more rounds.
Also in his backpack, they said, were 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches.
Investigators said his parents told the FBI that their son "has strong opinions with respect to those he believes do not treat homosexuals in a fair manner."
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The Family Research Council strongly opposes same-sex marriage and abortion. Corkins had worked as a volunteer at a Washington center for homosexuals, bisexuals and transgender people.
Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council sent an e-mail to members last month in support of comments by the restaurant chain's president, Dan Cathy, who criticized same-sex marriage.
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Corkins is in FBI custody as part of a probe into whether the shooting could be considered a hate crime, the FBI has said.
Pete Williams is NBC News' chief justice correspondent.
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