Problem truly halting an animation

I'm working on using a "hold_R_rifle" animation for a basic rifle. I have to halt it (and any other anims that might be playing) at one point
and I'm do so using this (excerpted from the lslwiki):

haltanims()
{
    list anims=llGetAnimationList( llGetOwner());
        
            integer len = llGetListLength(anims);
            integer i;
            for (i = 0; i < len; ++i) llStopAnimation(llList2Key(anims, i));
       
}

and it does appear to halt...but only after I move my avatar. If I don't move my avatar it remains in the preceding animation state.

Thoughts?

im new to scripting so probly gonna be wrong =)

how about starting another anim like stand or something after halting the rifle one ?

I agree with altic.
It is impossible that avatar looks in world without animation because even just standing is the result of standing animation. So when you stop all animations and doesn't play another at all, it cannot help but remain the last animation.
Usually standing animations come along cyclically though.