I don't know if this could lead to something in the future, but it's not unthinkable.

PMC is?

Paramilitary Company?

Private Military Contractor

Aka "Mercenaries"

ah

almost the same 😛

Close enough in any case.

No @LunaticHell Mercenaries are illegal.

We couldn't have those.

You from Germany?

Sorry they're "illegal"

Well

In 2011 there was a debate in the Bundestag about that.

Called " Regulierung Privater Militär- und Sicherheitsfirmen"

Regularated Private Militia and Security Firms?

In essence, yes.

Well regulated militia.

Well, militia actually means something different

the more proper translation would be "Regulation of Private Military- and Securityfirms"

Private military as in "PMC", for example Blackwater.

Which is a Militia

A militia is a group of armed citizen that protect their country, is it not?

country/their faction

It's a civilian force to supplement the regular army.

basically, an army comprised of civilians, to protect their turf

"Supplement the regular army", we call those "mercenaries"

Mercenaries are soldiers for hire

Exactly.

but supplement doesn't have to be for hire

Mercenaries, have no loyalty.

As well.

There's not "rules" for who they're hired by.

And they are not citizen of the country they send to, neither are they member of an army.

tho technically they work for who pays the most

For cheap, too.

PMCs?

PMCs.

PMCs in the US are banned from working for many countires.

That's my point, PMCs are not militias.

Basically anyone outside of Nato.

And the conclusion of the document I mentioned was "we cannot forbid PMCs in Germany"