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The man who shot a security guard and planned a larger shooting at the Family Research Council in August 2012 was sentenced to 25 years in prison today.

Floyd Corkins II, 29, pleaded guilty in February to one federal count of crossing state lines with guns and ammunition and two D.C. charges, intent to kill while armed and committing an act of terrorism with the intent to kill. He was sentenced today to 25 years in prison, as the Associated Press reported, a sentence in between what was requested by the prosecution (45 years) and the defense (11.5 years).

Corkins said he opposed the FRC’s position on same-sex marriage. At the time of the shooting, he was carrying a bag of Chick-Fil-A sandwiches, which he planned to smear in the faces of his victims.

“I forgive you but I do not forget,” Leo Johnson, the guard Corkins shot in the left arm, said, according to the AP. “If you believe in God you should pray to him everyday because not only did God save my life that day, he saved yours too.”

Johnson’s actions were praised by both U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ron Machen and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier in a statement.

“A security guard’s heroism is the only thing that prevented Floyd Corkins, II from carrying out a mass shooting intended to kill as many people as possible,” Machen said. “Our entire community is thankful to the hero who stood up to this heinous attack.”

Lanier said in a statement, “As recent events have shown us, quick thinking and bravery during incidents like this can save many lives.”