NSW premier Barry O'Farrell is not concerned with warring gangs shooting each other in Sydney. Source: AAP
NSW premier Barry O'Farrell says he is not worried by the spate of shootings between warring gangs in Sydney.
There have been 20 shootings on Sydney streets in the past month and more than 320 since March 2011.
"I'm not concerned about targeted shootings," Mr O'Farrell told reporters.
"What I'm concerned about is targeted shootings having a bad impact on an innocent party."
His comments followed a man suffering gunshot wounds in his shoulder in Sydney's west on Tuesday night.
Police said initial investigations suggested the shooting was targeted but they could not confirm reports he was driving past the memorial of a fatal shooting victim when he was shot.
NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson said residents were living in suburbs resembling "shooting galleries" and needed the state's tough anti-gang laws to be used.
The laws allow Supreme Court judges to outlaw criminal gangs and stop members from associating.
Applications to outlaw gangs are submitted to the Supreme Court by the NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione.
But Mr Robertson blamed Mr O'Farrell for the laws not being used.
"We have some of the toughest anti-gang laws in the country and unlocked police powers if the government would move to outlaw these gangs," he said.
"That would mean that we could stop these individuals meeting and police could break the cycle of violence ...occurring on our streets".
He also said the residents of suburbs where shootings are common are "living in fear of a stray bullet".
Mr O'Farrell said police "are working hard".
"One shooting is one too many," he said.
"Police are working hard, police have been successful and they have my full confidence."
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