Ready, aim, fire.

Texas A&M students take their shot at changing state law.

It's a controversial topic that has students talking; to allow/not allow licensed gun owners to carry on campus.

Advocates of the proposed legislation call it a means of self defense. Meanwhile, opponents say it could cause more chaos, in a threatening situation.

Friday, some passionate proponents were on campus wearing their hearts on their hips, as part of Empty Holster Week.

"They think giving guns to everybody would be a terrible idea. Yeah giving guns to everybody is, but what we're talking about is only allowing those who already have a CHL to carry on campus, " Emily Watson with Students for Concealed Carry on Campus said.

It's a loaded topic, that's creating a fire storm across the state.

"Our group advocates the right to carry concealed weapons on school grounds. We feel the school shouldn't have the right to tell us we can't defend ourselves," Nicolas Kennedy with Students for Concealed on Campus said.

Texas A&M student Nicholas Kennedy is part of the group, Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. He and others are taking a symbolic stance on the issue by passing out information, and wearing gun holsters with one key thing missing, the gun itself.

"It represents that we really are defenseless, and if someone wanted to there's nothing stopping some deranged psycho-path from coming to campus and doing untold harm to anyone here," Kennedy said.

That's why Kennedy and others are lobbying for change so the now empty holsters, won't have to be just an accessory much longer.

"You tell me how a gun free zone protects anyone? All it does is harm people who would protect everyone else," one supporter said.

It doesn't take long for other students to get in on the discussion, and start taking sides.

"It won't make it any better if you turn it into a potential Wild West," one opponent said.

"It won't be the Wild West," a supporter said.

"It's just not a good idea mostly for people's safety," A&M Student Windell Reneau said.

"I think it's a very good idea, with the absence of people being armed and able to defend themselves against people who come on campus armed illegally," A&M Student Justin French said.

"If we just did away with guns we wouldn't have the problem to begin with," A&M Student Ivana Leon added.

But Emily Watson believes history paints a different picture.

"Every multiple victim shooting--public shooting in the U.S. that has had more than three victims occurred where guns were banned already," Watson said. "That goes to show just banning guns in a place by no means is safer."

A Texas House committee has given initial approval to its version of the bill, a companion bill authored by an Aggie, Senator Jeff Wentworth is also up for discussion in Austin.

Last week, more than 100 University of Texas students marched to the capital in opposition of the proposed legislation. Some students there questioned, if concealed handguns were allowed on campus it would make a panic situation, worse.