Educating Congressman Gallagher on the Nature of Weapons

A Facebook comment to Mike Gallagher:

Too many people are eager to play with words while children die. Forget the crap about "assault weapon", "automatic", "semiautomatic", etcetera ad nauseum. To the survivors of the dead and to the wounded, it wasn't a word that spilled their blood. It was a weapon, a firearm, a tool intended for the single purpose of killing. The real issue is CAPACITY FOR CARNAGE. How many casualties can a particular weapon inflict in one minute? It looks like the one used in Las Vegas and Sutherland Springs can create around 60 casualties per minute. Can we get some agreement that this level of carnage is completely uncalled for in civilian life? There are many baby steps that we can take to lessen the death toll. Some are obvious while some require a public health approach. However, limiting the capacity for casualties should be one of the earliest efforts.