Joseph Spector

ROC

A gun-rights group estimated today that they expect compliance with the SAFE Act to be less than 10 percent.

Last year's gun-control law in New York requires gun owners to register their weapons by April 15, 2014 -- which is tomorrow.

Opponents of the law have vowed to not comply, and the NY2A Grassroots Coalition put out a statement today saying they expect almost all won't.

The group estimated that New York has about 1 million assault-weapons owned in the state. If guns aren't registered, offenders could be hit with either a misdemeanor or a felony.

The group said it came up with the figures based on information it's received from various sources, including industry estimates. State Police have refused to release any gun data since the law took effect.

"The implementation of the SAFE Act has been a disaster," NY2A spokesman Jake Palmateer said. "The state is spending millions of dollars on a gun-control scheme that has done nothing but adversely affect otherwise law-abiding gun owners and their families. Criminals by nature do not follow the law. And the state has not been able to implement the ammunition background check system, despite having 17 months to put it in place."

The state last year allocated $27.7 million for the implementation of a gun-registry database and technology, and $7 million has already been spent, state officials said last month.

The group said that failure to comply with the SAFE Act will be "one of the largest acts of civil disobedience ever seen in this country."

The group, which helped organize a gun rally at the Capitol on April 1, said it will continue a "More Than Vote" initiative to get volunteers for this year's election -- when Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be on the ballot.

It also started a NY2A Victory Fund to oppose Cuomo, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and state lawmakers who voted for the SAFE Act.