uH...the first 'C' in CCW is for concealed.
Sorry, you are wrong, the first C is for Carrying. Carrying Concealed Weapons, but concealed is the operative word when you are out in public. It is ok to tell people you know that you have one as long as you don't shout it out in public and let the general public know you have a weapon on you.
To put it in perspective though, we shouldn't have to have a permit to exercise our 2nd amendment rights. If we keep fighting we may make it back to that point eventually!