General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 501 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1758 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: SEN. AYALA, 23rd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 501 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1758 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: SEN. AYALA, 23rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 53-202a of the general statutes be amended to update the definition of "assault weapon" to include weapons not currently covered in the assault weapon ban. Statement of Purpose: To protect the public from gun violence by updating the assault weapon ban.