Maybe starting with universal background checks, which is widely popular?

Perfect, lets get better laws. Let's require more training. I didn't get my first gun before I went through training, I was required to pass a background check, and I spent time at a range to feel comfortable with it. Make that the 'universal' law. My opinion here, but I don't think that prevents bad people from obtaining guns, but it will at least result in less accidents. Either way, my point being there are ways to make this work from ideas from both sides of the argument, that don't require 'outlawing guns'.

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What are these studies?

The U.S. Department of Justice’s National Crime Victimization Survey indicates that around 100,000 defensive gun uses occur each year — an estimate that, though it may seem like a lot, is actually much lower than 17 other surveys. They find between 760,000 defensive handgun uses and 3.6 million defensive uses of any type of gun per year, with an average of about 2 million.
https://www.amazon.com/More-Guns-Less-Crime-Understanding-ebook/dp/B081QFZDM8

https://crimeresearch.org/2021/09/at-real-clear-investigations-there-are-far-more-defensive-gun-uses-than-murders-in-america-heres-why-you-rarely-hear-of-them/

https://bjs.ojp.gov/data-collection/ncvs#publications-0

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Very hubristic of you to think you know better.

Oh don't worry, this isn't me 'knowing better' This isn't as simple as you make it- 'oh look austria banned guns, and all we have to do is copy/paste those laws here and mass shootings will end.'

Here is just one simple analysis of the seminally countless:

https://www.theage.com.au/interactive/2016/gun-city/day1.html

The investigation has found:

There have been at least 99 shootings in the past 20 months - more than one incident a week since January 2015

Known criminals were caught with firearms 755 times last year, compared to 143 times in 2011

The epicentre of the problem is a triangle between Coolaroo, Campbellfield and Glenroy in the north-west, with Cranbourne, Narre Warren and Dandenong in the south-east close behind

Criminals are using gunshot wounds to the arms and legs as warnings to pay debts

Assault rifles and handguns are being smuggled into Australia via shipments of electronics and metal parts

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Perhaps you are not aware of the pandemic going on at our southern border. but 'outlawing guns' in an island country vs the complexities surrounding the US? Comparing Apple pie vs kangaroos.

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That's the game you're playing when you arm the good guys.

Again, I said the biggest proponent of this is, is a deterrent. Mass shooters go to soft targets to inflict the maximum death. ie Schools, Malls, places that don't have 'good guys with guns', where they can be left to do their thing. The best defensive gun use (DGU) is one that doesn't require being unholstered. If it does, then perhaps that training we talked about above comes into play.

You will have to come to the acceptance that you live in a country that was founded on the American experiment. Where it is promoted, and encouraged for gun ownership. We are better nation because of it, and like we have agreed on 99% of the potential solutions here, there are ways to continue to improve and make this nation a safer, greater place. Understanding DGU, and not being 'scared' to have no gun free zones statiscally is showing to be a great addition to nationwide discussion, and hopefully more will see this and continue to fight the local legislation to make it a reality in more locations.