are actually targeting us, we have to take different steps. august of last year, 63-year- old bruce carter attacked her in a bathroom while she showed him a vacant house. this was one of multiple attacks on realtors in tampa bay. >> you have to think, i can be tricked. that's what happened to me. i was tricked. >> reporter: today lawmakers in tallahassee are trying to stop that from happening. a bill would make it tougher on violent offenders to attack an agent while showing a property. right now it's a second-degree misdemeanor. anybody. >> reporter: now she carries a taser and her coworker carries a gun. magnum, very small. i can carry it in my pocket. >> for me, i will always think of it and when i go through a house now, i will always be >> the bill passed through its first committee meeting today. according to the national realtor board, attacks on realtors are up 500% in three years and 70% of victims are female. >>> what a great weekend. >> soaking it in. changes are coming. >> big changes. we're going from hot to cold and stormy and in between. >> a little bit of everything. >> wha