Maybe... I mean if David and Goliath fought eachother from hundreds of miles away in the comfort of their armchairs and Goliath didn't have nukes, then yes it's exactly the same.
Not sure why people think it's all about actors performing. We have such a hard time believing the government is just evil. The US Government has murdered plenty of their citizens to push their own narratives. It's much simpler and than this "realistic looking gunshot" idea.