In State v. Schmidt, 100 Wn. App. 297, 996 P.2d 1119 (2000) the Court of Appeals affirmed Petitioner's Kitsap County Superior Court conviction for first degree unlawful possession of a firearm. The Court of Appeals reasoned that the 1994 amendment to the firearms statute, RCW 9.41.040, making it a felony for persons previously convicted of a serious offense (including any crime of violence) to possess a firearm, did not violate the constitutional prohibition against ex post facto laws because the amended statute punished only future conduct. In State v. Ayers, No. 24379-2- II, 2000 WL 554275, (Wash. Ct. App. May 5, 2000) the Court of Appeals in an unpublished opinion reversed and remanded dismissal by the Pierce County Superior Court of seven counts of second degree unlawful possession of a firearm. The Court of Appeals reasoned that the 1996 amendment to RCW 9.41.040 making it a felony for a person convicted of "any felony" to possess a firearm did not violate the constitutional prohibition against ex post facto laws because the amended statute punished only future conduct.