Floyd Corkins today pleaded guilty to charges of interstate transportation of a firearm, assault with intent to kill and committing an act of terrorism in connection with the shooting at the Family Research Council headquarters in Washington, D.C., last August. That shooting injured Leo Johnson, who wrestled Corkins to the ground, preventing what could have been a massacre.
CBS News reports that Corkins told FBI agents he wanted to “kill as many as possible” to “make a statement against the people who work in that building … and with their stance against gay rights and Chick-fil-A.” As Twitchy reported, Corkins was carrying 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches in a bag when he was subdued; at a hearing he admitted he intended to smear the sandwiches in the faces of his victims.
According to the Post, Corkins had addresses of "four socially conservative organizations" on him at time of shooting.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) February 6, 2013
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In a statement following the shooting, Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins alleged that the Southern Poverty Law Center had given Corkins a license to shoot by listing the FRC as a hate group on its website. The SPLC at the time called the claim “outrageous,” but Corkins acknowledged in a hearing that he had indeed visited the SPLC’s website, which identified the FRC to him as “an anti-gay organization.”
Here's my opener for an actual conversation on the Corkins case: Contrary to the SPLC, violent nuts are not a right-wing problem.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) February 6, 2013
Congratulations to @splcenter, in their "fight against hate" they inspired a terrorist and got a guy shot. #HateGroup
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) February 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/KevinWGlass/status/299247991317999616
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/statuses/299275047963619330
Should we classify SPLC as a hate group now? http://t.co/UkQbZokO
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) February 6, 2013
The FRC shooter used the SLPC website to identify FOUR targets for his rampage. @Markos unavailable for comment. #tcot #p2
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 6, 2013
No evidence of any conservative "extremism" causing a mass shooting, but there is the FRC shooting inspired by Left wing websites. #tcot
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/SpunkyBraun/status/299272957874827265
Palin is responsible for Loughner, just because. But the SPLC is NOT responsible for the FRC shooter, just because.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 6, 2013
So… the SPLC had a map *TOO*? Gee, this situation is nothing at all like the claim that Sarah Palin inspired Jared Loughner.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 6, 2013
I assume that the hard-hitting @MSNBC outrage journalists will be all over this FRC shooter/SPLC connection. Also, #unicornfarts.
— SFK (@stephenkruiser) February 6, 2013
Any comment from the Southern Poverty Law Center? Not yet.
Sorry we've been quiet. We're preparing for a big press conference in Florida tomorrow. Stay tuned.
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) February 6, 2013
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