By: LifeScope News Editorial Desk The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a major ruling limiting the federal government's ability to prohibit firearm ownership based solely on occasional or casual illegal drug use, a decision that could reshape the relationship between gun rights and federal firearm regulations. In a closely watched case, the Court ruled that federal restrictions preventing certain individuals from possessing firearms because of non-habitual drug use failed to meet constitutional standards under the Second Amendment. The decision continues the Court's recent trend of closely scrutinizing gun regulations and requiring the government to demonstrate that firearm restrictions are consistent with America's historical tradition of gun laws. The ruling stems from a challenge brought by a gun owner who argued that federal law unfairly stripped constitutional rights from individuals who were not violent criminals, drug traffickers, or chronic substance abusers. Att...