Rubber band gun Rubber band gun A rubber band gun, often abbreviated to RBG, is a toy gun used to fire one or more rubber bands (or "elastic bands"). Rubber band guns are often used in live-action games such as Assassins, in which they are common and popular toy weapons. They are also common in offices and classrooms. Rubber band guns have been popular toys that date back to the invention of rubber bands, which were patented in England on March 17, 1845 by Stephen Perry. This is the simplest form of rubber band gun. Its firing mechanism consists solely of a clothespin.
Royal Mail rubber band that it used the following numbers of rubber bands in each of the three years from 2005/6 to 2007/8: According to the "Daily Record", costs for rubber bands in the 2007–08 period were £982,677. Figures obtained by "The Daily Telegraph" showed that between 2007 and 2011, spending on rubber bands increased by 40%. In 2009–2010, the numbers used equated to one rubber band being used for every 28 letters that the Royal Mail delivered. Complaint and comment on the theme of discarded rubber bands is a recurring focus of media interest. A "Times" story in 2006—"Posties' red rubber bands stretch