A projectile launcher and safety projectile combination, wherein said projectile launcher launches said safety projectile into flight, said combination comprising: a body having a first arm section and a second arm section, wherein said first arm section and said second arm section are separated by an open central region; a first elastomeric element connected to said first arm section and extending laterally from said first arm section into said central region, wherein said first elastomeric element has a first free end that extends into said open central region; a second elastomeric element connected to said second arm section and extending laterally from said second arm section into said central region, wherein said second elastomeric element has a second free end that extends into said open central region, and wherein the free ends of said first and second elastomeric elements extend toward each other and terminate as cantilevered structures within said open central region; a safely projectile having a first slotted channel that is accessible through a first open end and a second slotted channel that is accessible through a second open end, wherein said safety projectile temporarily attaches to both said first elastomeric element and said second elastomeric element during launching by having said first slotted channel receive said first free end of said first elastomeric element and having said second slotted channel receive said second free end of said second elastomeric element; joints in said first arm section and said second arm section that enable sections of said first arm section and said second arm section to rotate as said first elastomeric element and said second elastomeric element are stretched when engaged with said safety projectile, springs for biasing said joints into preset configurations, and further including a first hard bead affixed to said first free end of said first elastomeric element and a second hard bead affixed to said second free end of said second elastomeric element. a body having a first arm section and a second arm section, wherein said first arm section and said second arm section are separated by an open central region; a first elastomeric element connected to said first arm section and extending laterally from said first arm section into said central region, wherein said first elastomeric element has a first free end that extends into said open central region; a second elastomeric element connected to said second arm section and extending laterally from said second arm section into said central region, wherein said second elastomeric element has a second free end that extends into said open central region, and wherein the free ends of said first and second elastomeric elements extend toward each other and terminate as cantilevered structures within said open central region; a safely projectile having a first slotted channel that is accessible through a first open end and a second slotted channel that is accessible through a second open end, wherein said safety projectile temporarily attaches to both said first elastomeric element and said second elastomeric element during launching by having said first slotted channel receive said first free end of said first elastomeric element and having said second slotted channel receive said second free end of said second elastomeric element; joints in said first arm section and said second arm section that enable sections of said first arm section and said second arm section to rotate as said first elastomeric element and said second elastomeric element are stretched when engaged with said safety projectile, springs for biasing said joints into preset configurations, and further including a first hard bead affixed to said first free end of said first elastomeric element and a second hard bead affixed to said second free end of said second elastomeric element.