Does section 924(c)(1) of the Criminal Code apply to a defendant who uses or carries a firearm during and in relation to any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime?

Section 924(c)(1) requires the imposition of enhanced penalties if the defendant "during and in relation to any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime ... uses or carries a firearm...." 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1) (emphasis added). There is sufficient evidence to support a conviction if, reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. United States v. Vgeri, 51 F.3d 876, 879 (9th Cir.1995).