Had Floyd Lee Corkins II simply walked into the lobby of the Family Research Council yesterday and opened fire, he’d be prosecuted locally. But now that law enforcement officials have said that they are looking into potential political motivations for the shooting that left security guard Leo Johnson wounded, Corkins could face federal charges of domestic terrorism. Reports the Post:

The FBI said it was evaluating evidence to determine whether to charge Corkins with a federal crime, such as attempting a terrorist act. Authorities said the decision will hinge on what the FBI concludes was the assailant’s motive for entering the building with a loaded Sig Sauer semiautomatic.

Officials said they were interviewing Corkins and searching his vehicle. They also were at his Herndon home Wednesday night interviewing his family and neighbors.

The Family Research Council, a conservative lobbying group, deals in issues of faith, family and freedom, its Web site says. The organization opposes abortion and euthanasia, among other practices, and says it considers homosexuality to be a sin.

WJLA adds that Corkins told Johnson “It’s not about you, it’s about the policy” before opening fire.

Corkins, who hails from Herndon and attended George Mason University, spent six months volunteering at the D.C. Center for the LGBT Community. A number of conservative and right-wing groups said that the shooting may have stemmed from an intolerance of their message; they focused specifically on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s characterization of the Family Research Council as a “hate group.”

“For too long national gay rights groups have intentionally marginalized and ostracized pro-marriage groups and individuals by labeling them as ‘hateful’ and ‘bigoted’—such harmful and dangerous labels deserve no place in our civil society and NOM renews its call today for gay rights groups and the Southern Poverty Law Center to withdraw such incendiary rhetoric from a debate that involves millions of good Americans,” said Brian Brown, executive director of the National Organization for Marriage, in a statement.