put 'em in your raincoat pockets; for some reason BU venues (and others at other institutions) assume WOMEN might be "carrying" guns, or even worse, "Spirits" or even WORSE a Coke product + snacks in their bags (thus the clear bag approach) but that MEN would certainly NOT BE carrying in their overcoat pockets (since men's coat pockets are not checked).
A contemporary policy at many institutions, but one that makes NO sense.