Any person who commits or attempts to commit a crime of violence when armed with a pistol, in addition to the punishment provided for the crime, may additionally be punished as provided by this division.

(Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 82, p. 51; Code 1940, T. 14, §173; Acts 1951, No. 784, p. 1378; Code 1975, §13-6-151; Act 2022-133, §1.)