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Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence Floyd Lee Corkins II to 45 years in prison for shooting a security guard in the lobby of the Family Research Council’s D.C. office last August, reports the AP:

Prosecutors filed a court document Friday that recommends the 45-year sentence for Floyd Corkins II. 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 injured. Corkins, who was carrying nearly 100 rounds of ammunition and 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches, later told authorities that he had planned to kill as many people as possible and then to smear the sandwiches on their faces as a political statement.

Chick-fil-A was making headlines at the time because of its president’s stated opposition to gay marriage. The Family Research Council also opposes gay marriage, and police officers who responded to the shooting scene reported Corkins said he didn’t like the group or what it stands for.

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.

At the time of the shooting, Corkins was carrying a bag full of Chick-fil-A sandwiches that he said he planned on rubbing in the faces of his victims.

Corkins, who bought his gun legally in Virginia, pleaded guilty to three charges—including terrorism—in February. He is set to be sentenced on April 29.