The III % is an American patriot movement that pledges resistance against the infringement of the United States Constitution. The group’s primary purpose is to protect their views of constitutional rights and has been characterized as being ideologically like the Oath Keepers.
The group’s name is based on the American Revolutionary armed resistance against the British. The revolution was comprised of an estimated three percent of the population willing to take up arms against the British. This number has never been accurately calculated, but is generally believed to be the ratio, thus the name. The participation rate of the eligible population is estimated to have been higher than in most other American military conflicts.