A man has faced court after an investigation into a public place shooting in Bourke on New Year's Day.
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About 5.30am on January 1, officers received reports a firearm had been fired multiple times during an argument on Culgoa Street in Bourke.
Police were told a group of people had congregated on the street during the altercation before a man produced the shortened rifle and fired several rounds of ammunition into the air.
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The group fled the scene prior to police arrival.
Officers from Central North Police District established Strike Force Glynburn to investigate the incident.
On May 6, police executed a search warrant at a home on Richard Street in Bourke where they located and seized four firearms, ammunition, slingshots, a dagger and a machete.
A 17-year-old was arrested and charged. They remain before the court.
Following further inquiries, investigators executed a search warrant at a house at Bourke about 9.30am on Thursday.
During the search, investigators seized a number of items, including a firearm cleaning kit, knife, crossbow, arrow and ammunition.
An 18-year-old man was arrested and taken to Bourke Police Station.
He was charged with a string of charges including: possess more than three unregistered firearms one prohibited/pistol, not keep firearm safely-prohibited firearm, not keep firearm safely-not pistol/prohibited firearm, possess loaded firearm public place, fire firearm in or near public place, armed with intent commit indictable offence, acquire ammunition for firearm without licence/permit, possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority, supply/give ammunition to person not authorised, give prohibited firearm to unauthorised person, and give firearm to person not authorised by licence/permit.
He was refused bail and will appeared before Bourke Local Court on Friday.
