General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6493 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1913 *01913* Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY Introduced by: REP. CARPINO, 32nd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6493 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1913 *01913* Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY Introduced by: REP. CARPINO, 32nd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING BACKGROUND CHECKS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require that any background check conducted include a national background check, including, but not limited to, any background check done in the case of issuance of an identification card to an undocumented immigrant or for the issuance of a permit for a weapon. Statement of Purpose: To expand background checks in Connecticut to include a nation-wide background check.