2 and 924(c). Alisic appeals his conviction for Use of a Firearm in a Crime of Violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) and his sentence of 221 months imprisonment. This court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. Alisic argues the district court erred in denying his motion under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 29 for a judgment of acquittal on the government’s 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) charge. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, the district court did not err in denying Alisic’s Rule 29 motion. Under the. first clause of § 924(c), the government presented persuasive evidence that Alisic carried the pistol in the van he used to commit the robbery. See Muscarello v. United States, 524 U.S. 125, 126-27, 118 S.Ct. 1911, 141 L.Ed.2d 111 (1998) (<HOLDING>). With respect to the “in relation to any crime
holding that to enhance a sentence because of the defendants use of a firearm the jury must find the defendant guilty of a crime involving a firearm or otherwise specifically find that a firearm was used holding that carries a firearm includes one who knowingly possesses and conveys a firearm in a vehicle holding the phrase carries a firearm is not limited to the carrying of firearms on the person but also applies to a person who knowingly possesses firearms in a vehicle including in the locked glove compartment or trunk of a car holding that to apply the firearm enhancement the firearm need only reflect the context of the defendants possession and the defendants ability to use the firearm to promote the controlled substance offense holding the word carry includes the carrying of a firearm in a vehicle