Sydney’s Taskforce Falcon boss has warned of an increasing number of juveniles being charged with serious gun crime, in the wake of an alleged teenage gunman being arrested earlier this month.

Taskforce Falcon arrested two 15-year-old boys over a shooting in Merrylands and one in Guildford West earlier this year, alleging one was the gunman on both occasions. The other teen allegedly drove the getaway car.

It is alleged the teenager sprayed a combined 40 bullets into the two homes. On one of the occasions, a bullet narrowly missed a sleeping child by just centimetres.

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Squad boss Jason Box now leads 100 experienced detectives and officers in the taskforce as they tackle Sydney’s underworld problem in the outer west.

“I think concerning is the number of juveniles that have been (allegedly) involved in serious offences,” Box, who has been leading the taskforce since May, told Sunrise on Thursday.

“To date we’ve charged 13 juveniles with numerous offences relating to public place shootings, stabbings and the willingness of the juveniles to commit the serious offences on behalf of the organised crime networks is very concerning.”

Box, who deals with the city’s most serious crimes, explained he believed the firearms were coming from “organised crime networks” and being provided to young people for the purpose of the crimes.

“They’re being provided to commit these offences. Whether they retain them or not, depends on the circumstance,” Box said, when asked about the rise in the use of firearms.

“We have recovered 15 firearms and shotguns at this stage.

“A young male (allegedly) had a semi-automatic rifle and pistol in a vehicle that was going to be used for organised crime, which we detected and we arrested that young person.

“There are a lot of organised crime entities that are providing these juveniles (with the firearms) to commit offences on their behalf.”

Box acknowledged some young alleged offenders are often on bail at the time of their rearrest.

He acknowledged courts have a difficult job.

“They need to assess all the information in front of them regarding the person who has been charged,” Box said.

“Historically, Australia has very strong regulations and laws about firearms, and I think we need to be reminded of the danger that firearms cause in the community.

“We have seen the havoc it’s caused recently.

“We have seen a number of deaths recently.

“Talking that juvenile who (allegedly) fired 48 shots in the two premises, how no one was killed is amazing.

“It missed a sleeping child by centimetres.”

Box said we need to think about the seriousness of firearms in our communities.

“I think we need to assess in each case if someone who possesses a firearm (should) be in the community or is the risk too great to the community?” Box said.

“Not only is the consideration will they re-offend, but the fact that they are out there carrying firearms in the community, are they going to be a target themselves ... and also put the community at risk?

“So, I think we need to look at each case and should that person be in the community considering they have possessed a firearm.”