diff --git a/common/men_at_arms_types/NEOW_maa_types.txt b/common/men_at_arms_types/NEOW_maa_types.txt
index a970bde2..2f0cef74 100644
--- a/common/men_at_arms_types/NEOW_maa_types.txt
+++ b/common/men_at_arms_types/NEOW_maa_types.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 	pursuit = 0
 	screen = 0
 	
+	
+	can_recruit = {
+		culture = { has_cultural_parameter = unlock_maa_handgonners }
+	}
+
 	terrain_bonus = {
 		hills = { damage = 10 }
 		plains = { toughness = -8 }