Actually, there are more civilian UAVs out there than mil. It's a growing industry, and everyone from famers to police are finding it useful to have their own "eye in the sky" for all kinds of reasons.

However, it's not something you want to jump in to on your own with out thinking all the parts through. The FCC isn't the issue, the FAA is a much bigger one.

An example, a police force in CA was operating a UAV for a while. I think it was in San Diego or LA, but I forget the details (and don't feel like googling it up). The FAA shut them down, since they were worried that it would endanger piloted aircraft. I know at least one UAV company is rather busy right now working on FAA-related issues.