"Arild Groven, secretary general of the Norwegian Shooting Association, a sports group, confirmed that Mr. Breivik had belonged to Oslo Pistolklubb, one of the 520 clubs in the association. “We all read and watch the news about the shootings in the United States,” Mr. Groven said. “But it doesn’t happen here.” Mr. [Anders] Romarheim [, a fellow at the Norwegian Institute for Defense Studies] said in some ways the homegrown nature of the attack made it harder for Norwegians to accept. “With 9/11 in America, people could ask, ‘Who are they?’ and could pour their rage out on someone else,” he said. “But we can’t disavow this person, he’s one of us.” "
Norway Shooting and Bomb Attack Leaves at Least 92 Dead - NYTimes.com
