This gets the broad strokes right but also includes a bunch of bizarre claims. No, it's not easier to get a handgun than to do "just about anything else in this country." They aren't popular just because of "sheer availability." AR-15s do not have bigger bullets than handguns.
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1452946385565855751
The piece also features a quote from a gun-control supporter asking for a single reason why anyone would own a gun and concluding there isn't one. It's fair to include his perspective, but they don't provide anyone to give a reason why they own a gun. 
The reader is left with the implication nobody could give a single good reason to own a gun. But, only about 43% of American households report owning a gun. So, I guess it's difficult to find a source to give you their perspective on why they choose to do so.
There's other weird stuff going on in here too. They needlessly quote some random contributor about the breakdown of murders when he's basically just quoting the FBI data. They also mix several different measures for mass shootings and active shootings.
This piece doesn't fill me with confidence for their "Rethinking Gun Violence" series. It's too bad because I was intrigued that ABC was trying to push back against some common myths about guns. They got the broad strokes right but fumbled the execution and details.
Well, my skepticism was warranted. This piece directly quotes multiple gun-control activists and cites reports from their groups. It doesn't quote a single gun-rights activist or even indicate they attempted to get a quote from one. abcnews.go.com/US/america-gun…
They make some interesting points about misconceptions around the distribution of gun violence, but undercut everything by only quoti g gun-control activists on everything. It's just bad reporting.
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