The Police Association says the government's new 'get tough' package on gangs is a good first step but more needs to be done to remove incentives for people to join gangs.
The range of new tools, include tougher penalties for drive-by shootings, more search and seizure powers and a crackdown on money laundering.
So is this a knee-jerk reaction to the rise in gun-related crime and shootings, or will the new measures that have some bite.
Police Association President Chris Cahill on what police officers are saying about the Government crackdown on gangs.