i carry a hang gun in boat and truck loaded and ready to fire and i dont have a ccdw, i have been checked a few times on the boat and that is the first thing i tell them that i have a loaded hand gun on the boat and were it is. i have never had a problem with them one guy did get in my boat and held on to it while he checked me out. the main thing is to let them know you have it and tell them its for protection only