[azr79]

> but private security firms flourish.

not in EU they don't

also firms like Securitas mostly provide security services to enterprises, and gouvernements sites, not to citizens.

bad comparison example

[atemerev]

Should I give you the list of EU private military companies? It is even more fun as the UK is still part of the EU, and the British have practically invented the concept, and still prevail on the market.