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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told National Rifle Association members that the only thing stopping President Obama and the Democratic Congress from banning guns is a potential political backlash in November. “Don't doubt for a minute that, if they thought they could get away with it, they would ban guns and ban ammunition and gut the Second Amendment,” Palin, a lifelong NRA member, told the annual NRA gathering Friday in Charlotte, N.C. “It's the job of all of us at the NRA and its allies to stop them in their tracks.” Palin, the GOP's 2008 vice presidential nominee and a potential candidate for president in two years, called on voters to protect gun rights by voting Democrats out this fall, The Associated Press reported. Palin, who waived her appearance fee, was the headliner at the convention's “Celebration of American Values Leadership Forum.” added by: TimALoftis