Phone call recordings of a man laughing and joking about firing a pistol as two men ran away on his suburban street less than 100 metres from a school, have been played to a jury.
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Phone recordings of conversations Horsley's Derek Ferguson made to associates after the shooting were played during the third day of his NSW District Court trial in Wollongong.
Ferguson has pleaded not guilty to two firearms charges, claiming he fired the shots in self defence because he feared for his own safety and that of his family.
The Crown alleges Michael Black and Rian Kinloch went to Ferguson's house, where his wife and children were present, on November 15 last year and had a conversation through the front door about 10.30am.
Kinloch allegedly told him, "I'm going to f--king put you to sleep" before Black tried to rip open the front screen door.
The Crown alleged Ferguson pulled out a silver pistol and shot three rounds at the men through the screen door, however the bullets did not hit them.
The men fled on foot before Ferguson ran out of the premises and fired two more shots at the men.
The defence does not disagree that Ferguson had possession of a gun and fired it through the door and in the street, however claims he was acting in self defence.
The Crown alleges Ferguson's acts were not reasonable and that he intended to cause the men grievous bodily harm when he shot at them.
Ferguson claimed he was not a "gangster" during recorded phone calls he made from prison that were played in court on Thursday.
"They asked me if my kids were home ... I said 'f--k off my kids are here'," Ferguson said.
"What you got to do ... they had a gun ... one, two, three see ya later.
"They covered up their hands and ripped the screen doors off and bang bang bang, that's what I did.
"I don't give a f--k, I done the right thing, my kids were in the house."
Ferguson claimed he "didn't go looking for trouble" and that Black and Kinloch came to his house with a gun and they tried to "come and get" him.
"I'm not running around with a gun. I'm not a gangster ... if I have got a gat, I'm f--king fearing for my life ... I'm fighting self defence because it is clear as day on camera," he said.
Ferguson was also heard laughing about the way Black and Kinloch ran off, and that Black was hiding behind a neighbour's garden.
"[He was] hiding behind a plant, as soon as he pop back out, I went bang.
"I should not have had a gun, [but] I'm being threatened by a bike club, what do I do?
"They might think twice before coming to my house brother.
"You got to watch the footage ... it is f--king funny."
Meanwhile, the jury was shown footage of the lead detective on the case, Detective Senior Constable Sean Jenkins from Lake Illawarra Police finding the pistol used in the shooting.
It was hidden in bushland at Wongawilli after Ferguson's lawyer told officers about the location in January this year.
Det Jenkins found the firearm wrapped in a white cloth on Wongawilli Road.
The 9mm Smith and Wesson pistol, which was silver and black, was found with no rounds in the clip or the chamber, with the serial number ground away.
Defence lawyer David Dalton did not call any witnesses or evidence.
Crown prosecutor Nerissa Keay closed her case on Thursday afternoon while Mr Dalton will finish wrapping up his case on Friday morning.
The trial continues.
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