BROTHERS 4 Life gang members referred to their firearms as "shoes" and "screwdrivers" before allegedly shooting at three rival gang members in Bankstown last week, police will allege.

The Middle Eastern Crime Squad laid additional charges against four men, aged between 18 and 22, after a revolver was found in a hire car allegedly used in last week's shooting, when they appeared in Burwood Local Court yesterday.

The group, from the Blacktown chapter of the gang, were already facing numerous charges, including attempted murder and firing a sawn-off shotgun, in relation to the shooting outside the Chokolatta Cafe after midnight on Thursday.

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News_Image_File: Police at the scene of the shooting in Bankstown.

A police fact sheet alleges the shooting was delayed because one man had to wait to get the guns past his mother.

Sarkhel Rokhzayi, 22, was allegedly unable to take the shortened pump action shotgun and a Smith and Wesson .38 Special CTG revolver to Mobin Marzei and Wahed Karimi, 18, - who were waiting outside his Parramatta house - because his mother was at home.

The alleged mastermind of the group, Jamil Qaumi, 20, allegedly became increasingly frustrated at the delays but the group meet up at Merrylands after 10pm and headed off towards Bankstown, police allege.

Six shots were fired at Abdul Abu-Mahmoud, Hassan Souied and Khalil Khalil, injuring two of them who then went to Bankstown Hospital.

Police arrested Marzaei, Karimi and Rokhzayi when they allegedly returned the firearms to Rokhzayi in Parramatta 40 minutes after the shooting. Qaumi was stopped in his car and arrested a short distance away.

News_Image_File: Scene of the crime ... the Chokolatta Cafe, Bankstown

Police intercepts of Mobin's phone form the basis of the police's allegations, with Qaumi allegedly telling Mobin to "get a screwdriver off you mate as well and be quick" two hours before the shooting.

Mobin then called Rokhzayi telling him to bring his shoes outside, to which he replied, "both of the shoes or just one of them?"after which he is told to bring both, police will allege.

But the code used by the group wasn't clearly understood even by them. When Mobin allegedly asked Rokhzayi "can you get a four-head screwdriver?" he didn't understand, answering "huh?". But when asked for a "flip head screwdriver", Rokhzayi replied "yeah, a flip head".

"Investigations allege that the reference to two shoes, flip head screwdriver and screwdriver is code for firearms," the police facts said.

None of the four men, who now face a combined total of 72 charges, applied for bail and their matters were adjourned for mention until January next year. Rokhzayi and Qaumi will return to Burwood Court later this month for bail applications.

News_Rich_Media: Three alleged members of the Brothers 4 Life gang have appeared in court over a Sydney drive-by shooting.

Originally published as Crime gang's coded call to attack