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I'm not sure how accurate it is, but I've heard it said only 3% of Americans actually fired a weapon in the American Revolution (and likely the Civil War as wel

I'm not sure how accurate it is, but I've heard it said only 3% of Americans actually fired a weapon in the American Revolution (and likely the Civil War as well). Still those unfit to fight did often fulfill a role by supporting the economic engines supplying those who did fight.

SoftTalker 4y ago
Subtract all women and children, and all men over about age 30 or unfit for some reason. That doesn't get you to 3%, but that's the maximum number who would be involved.
- watwut 4y ago
  The cutoff for draft wad 45 years old.
timmytokyo 4y ago
Not accurate. This is a claim frequently made by the far-right "Three-Percenters" paramilitary group, and they use it to recruit and radicalize followers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Percenters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Percenters https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/three-percenters https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/grou...