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Please correct me if I'm wrong, but the in both cases - Mexico and Israel - isn't the average citizen effectively denied the right to own a weapon for self-defense?

I'm not talking here about reservists, security officers, or anything like that. I'm talking about the average person.

From Wikipedia:

“Mexico has strict gun laws. Mexican citizens and legal residents may purchase new non-military firearms for self-protection or hunting only after receiving approval of a petition to the Defense Ministry, which performs extensive background checks."

and

“It is forbidden in Israel to own any kind of firearm, including air pistols and rifles, without a firearms license."

"The regulation for gun ownership became stricter following the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995. Gun ownership in Israel is considered a privilege and not a right."

I don't know. That's why I pose the question.

Don't take this personal, but I don't totally trust wikipedia. As I understand it, anybody can change any information on a particular entry on wikipedia.

I could be wrong about that. I just find it fascinating in light of the hysteria we're currently subjected to when it comes to the gun control "debate".