A rubber band gun is a toy gun used to fire one or more rubber bands.
A simple rubber band pistol using a clothespin as its firing mechanism
The Disintegrator atop its tripod
A rubber band assault rifle made with ice cream sticks, with mock bayonet removed
A sniper rifle-style Popsticle stick rubber band gun, with mock scope and bolt
A rubber band is a loop of rubber, usually ring or oval shaped, and commonly used to hold multiple objects together. The rubber band was patented in England on March 17, 1845, by Stephen Perry. Most rubber bands are manufactured out of natural rubber as well as for latex free rubber bands or, especially at larger sizes, an elastomer, and are sold in a variety of sizes.
Standard amber rubber bands
≈10 Royal Mail rubber bands, on a letter size guide.
Ranger bands made from moped inner tube
British cave diving style sidemount harness showing snoopy loops used to stow hoses against the cylinders