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In my country (France) the use of CRISPR is highly regulated (its basically regulated as biological weapon material).

You could learn about it from articles and textbooks but are very unlikely to be able to play with it.

As much as I appreciate the desire for governments to stem the tide, what you're saying is likely very difficult--if not impossible--for a government to effectively stop. Of course, people who don't want to break the law will comply but those who don't care will have no trouble doing as they please. Gene editing is quite simple now, and with only a few purchased parts one can edit whatever they please. Maybe you're thinking of editing human embryos?

Is editing human embryos harder? Or how is it less difficult for a government to stop?

It has already been done - and the scientist is in jail:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Jiankui_affair

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